| Description |
ix, 174 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
American in Rome: George Nelson talks with European architects -- Marcello Piacentini -- Helweg-Moeller -- Luckhardt Brothers -- Gio Ponti -- Le Corbusier -- Mies van der Rohe -- Ivar Tengbom -- Giuseppe Vaccaro -- Eugène Beaudouin -- Raymond McGrath -- Walter Gropius -- Tecton -- Architect biographies |
| Summary |
"Architect, designer, and architecture critic George Nelson (1908-1986) was a Fellow of the American Academy of Rome when he wrote a series of articles for the American journal Pencil Points. The articles examined the state of European architecture during a remarkable period of fundamental change in building design. These verbal portraits by Nelson, a young and impressionable architect, eloquently introduced astonishing buildings and fascinating personalities to wider American audiences." |
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"Building a New Europe presents this important collection of writings together for the first time. The subjects of Nelson's essays include figures who would prove to be both major (Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Gio Pond, and Walter Gropius) and minor (Bent Helweg-Moeller, the Luckhardt Brothers, and Ivar Tengbom). All of these architects would soon be affected by World War II in some way - they would emigrate, be put out of work, or seek new careers abroad. These essays spark fascinating questions about the canon of modern architecture: how would professional or personal circumstances in the prewar years cause some architects to rise and others to fall?" "Accompanied by a comprehensive introduction and a wide selection of archival photographs, this unique study is a significant contribution to the history of modern architecture."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index |
| Subject |
Architects -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Architecture -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Yale University. School of Architecture.
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| LC no. |
2006038462 |
| ISBN |
0300115652 (hbk.) |
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9780300115659 (hbk.) |
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