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PIETRO BELLUSCHI: MODERN AMERICAN ARCHITECT by Meredith L. Clausen - Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- ISBN
- 9780262531672
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262531674
ISBN-13
9780262531672
eBay Product ID (ePID)
58814
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pietro Belluschi : Modern American Architect
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Regional, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / General
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
Genre
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
53.8 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-020789
Reviews
Anyone interested in the history of post-WW II American architectureand the critical reception of modernism in American culture will findthis model study invaluable., ". . . a well-crafted biography that sheds light on decades of American architectural practice." -Progressive Architecture "Anyone interested in the history of post-WW II American architecture and the critical reception of modernism in American culture will find this model study invaluable." -Choice
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
720.9/2
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994) was the last of a generation of architects that included Marcel Breuer, Jose Luis Sert, and Louis I. Kahn, European immigrants who had a major impact on American architecture. This first extensively illustrated study of his life and work brings to light a remarkably accomplished architect, recipient of the AIA Gold Medal and designer (by his own estimate) of well over 1,000 buildings and projects. It reveals the enormous power that Belluschi wielded as an arbiter of taste and decision maker in the 1950s and 1960s; his role in shaping the policy of the State Department in its overseas building program; and his role in securing major commissions for favored architects such as I. M. Pei. Equally important is Meredith Clausen's discussion of Belluschi's role in the development of regionalism in the Pacific Northwest, and its impact on the definition of modernism as it was emerging in the United States.Clausen examines all aspects of Belluschi's long and productive career from his classical origins in Rome and the arts and crafts influences in the Pacific Northwest that helped shape his aesthetic, to the restrained, modernist houses and churches that comprised his early work; individual buildings like the startlingly modern Portland Art Museum of 1931 and the aluminum- clad Equitable (now Commonwealth) Building of 1948 that were at the cutting edge of progressive architecture; and the stores, shopping centers, and flush-surfaced glass and metal corporate towers that were the bread and butter of Belluschi's practice.In this measured account, Clausen describes the collaboration with Walter Gropius on the massive Pan Am Building that, dogged by unpopular public sentiment, marked a downturn in Belluschi's career and the fortunes of modernism in general. By aligning himself with large-scale institutions and private developers, Clausen observes, Belluschi alienated both avant-garde theorists and aesthetic trend setters and was increasingly at odds with the temper of the times, a fall from grace that culminated in a well- publicized debate with Philip Johnson in the late 1970s over Michael Graves's design for the Public Services Building in Portland, Oregon.
LC Classification Number
NA737.W7
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- r***a (642)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSwift shipping secure packaging, as described, value for money. If not for the various stickers and pockets, one would not believe this clean book, 45 years old was really a library book. It contains both rural American history and techniques for how to cook on a wood stove. If either factor applies to you, you’re in the target market and will find this book interesting and useful. This seller puts the care into packaging that you want for a book you’re buying. An excellent, conscientious seller
- 8***8 (394)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat buying experience. Item is just as described and at a good value. Item was packaged well and arrived in great condition. Seller highly recommended!!
- u***p (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook as just as described, safely packaged and arrived a day sooner than expected. Reasonably priced and good service!