Alan I.W. Frank House : the modernist masterwork by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer / essays by Alan I.W. Frank, Kenneth Frampton, Barry Bergdoll, Charles A. Birnbaum ; principal photography by Ezra Stoller and Richard Barnes in association with the Alan I.W. Frank House Foundation.

Title & Author:

Publication:

New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2019.
©2019

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
A photographic essay -- A walk through the house / Alan I W Frank -- A celebration of living / Kenneth Frampton -- New ways in the new world / Barry Bergdoll -- The land : essential context for the birth of modernism in Pittsburgh / Charles A. Birnbaum.

Summary:

"Offering a rare opportunity to explore the largest and most luxurious house designed by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and Marcel Breuer, leading architect and furniture designer of the twentieth century, this beautifully designed volume celebrates the Alan I W Frank House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1939-40, the house embodies the Bauhaus "total work of art" philosophy, with Gropius and Breuer having designed every aspect of the building and its site. Illustrations including new and archival images and the architects' plans and sketches highlight an exquisite balance of proportions and colors. Accompanying essays place this house firmly within the American modernist canon just as the Bauhaus celebrates its one-hundreth anniversary in 2019"--Publisher

ISBN:

9780847863686 (hardcover)
0847863689 (hardcover)

Subject:

Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969.
Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981.
Stoller, Ezra, 1915-2004.
Barnes, Richard 1953-
Breuer, Marcel 1902-1981
Gropius, Walter 1883-1969
Stoller, Ezra 1915-2004
Bauhaus.
Architect-designed houses Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Architecture, Domestic Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Architect-designed furniture Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Furniture Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Maisons conçues par des architectes Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.
Meubles Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.
Meubles conçus par des architectes Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh.
Architect-designed houses Pennsylvania.
Architecture, Domestic Pennsylvania.
Architect-designed furniture Pennsylvania.
Furniture Pennsylvania.
Architect-designed furniture
Architect-designed houses
Architecture, Domestic
Furniture
Architekturfotografie
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.
Alan I W Frank House
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Added entries:

Frank, Alan I. W., essayists.
Frampton, Kenneth, essayists.
Bergdoll, Barry, essayists.
Birnbaum, Charles A., essayists.
Stoller, Ezra, photographer.
Barnes, Richard, 1953- photographer.
Alan I.W. Frank House Foundation.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307712
Call No.: BIB 253194
Status: Available

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