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Modernism Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses
Michael Webb
Universe Publishing
Universe Publishing
In the late '90s, publishers began to race to get a book out that would cater to the explosive interest in all things midcentury modern. There was Classic Modern , Naturally Modern , and Modernism Rediscovered , to name just a few of the better...
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La Maison de Verre
Dominique Vellay
Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson
A stunning combination of personal reminiscence and spectacular photographs of this influential modernist masterpiece. The most celebrated work of French architect and designer Pierre Chareau, the Maison de Verre is revered by experts, acclaimed...
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Julius Shulman, Modernism Rediscovered
Julius Shulman, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Owen Edwards, Philip J. Ethington, Peter Loughrey
Taschen
Taschen
Modernist masterpieces lost and found: Rare photographs by Julius Shulman TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered brought to light for the first time some 300 forgotten architectural masterpieces, drawn from photographer Julius Shulman's personal archives....
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From Bauhaus to Our House
Tom Wolfe
Bantam
Bantam
Walter Groppius, granddaddy of steel and glass, conceived his architectural vision in the rubble of WW I and the decadence of Weimar in the decade after. His doctrine found fertile soil in America, where it was time to adopt a clearly defined and...
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Richard Neutra: Complete Works (Architecture & Design)
Taschen
Taschen
All of Richard Neutra's works gathered together in one volume Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich...
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Bauhaus 1919-1933 (Taschen 25)
Bauhaus Archiv, Magdalena Droste
Taschen
Taschen
Best of Bauhaus: An in-depth study of the seminal movement in art and architecture... The Bauhaus Archiv Museum of Design in Berlin holds the most important collection on the Bauhaus today. Documents, workshop products from all areas of design,...
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NorCalMod: Icons of Northern California Modernism
Pierluigi Serraino
Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books
Many people think modernist architecture never flowered in California north of the San Fernando Valley. NorCalMod dispels that notion in a copiously illustrated history showcasing extraordinary examples of its proud contribution to the Bay Area...
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Houston Deco: Modernistic Architecture of the Texas Coast
Jim Parsons, David Bush
Bright Sky Press
Bright Sky Press
When it comes to art deco, Houston is rarely cited in the same breath as Miami, New York, or Los Angeles, but this Texas city boasts many gorgeous examples of this early 20th-century style, some of which are in jeopardy of being forever altered or...
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Farewell to an Idea: Episodes from a History of Modernism
T. J. Clark, Timothy J. Clark
Yale University Press
Yale University Press
In this intense and far-reaching book, acclaimed art historian T. J. Clark offers a new vision of the art of the past two centuries, focusing on moments when art responded directly, in extreme terms, to the ongoing disaster called "modernity."
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