Main entry:

McCarter, Robert, 1955- author

Title & Author:

Breuer / Robert McCarter.

Publication:

London : Phaidon, 2024.

Description:

447 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 31 cm

Notes:
Previously published in 2016
Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-439) and index.
Introduction : The experience of space -- At the beginning of modernism : Furniture and first architectural works, 1920-37 ; Furniture designs at the Bauhaus ; Interior and furniture designs in Berlin ; Harnischmacher House, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1932 ; Doldertal apartment houses, Zurich, Switzerland, 1933-6 ; Architecture and furniture designs in London ; Gane's Pavilion, Bristol, England, 1936 -- Making a modern tradition : Houses, 1937-50 ; Gropius house, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1937-8 ; Hagerty house, Cohasset, Massachusetts, 1937-8 ; Breuer house Lincoln, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1938-9 ; Frank house, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1938-40 ; Chamberlain cottage, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1940-1 ; Geller house I, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, 1944-6 ; Robinson house, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1946-8 ; Breuer house New Canaan I, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1947-8 ; MoMA Exhibition house, New York, 1948-9 -- Constructing with elemental forms : Public buildings, 1950-60 ; UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 1952-8 ; De Bijenkorf Department Store, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 1953-7 ; United States Embassy, The Hague, the Netherlands, 1954-8 ; Van Leer office building, Amstelveen, the Netherlands, 1957-8 ; Hunter College buildings, Bronx, New York, 1955-9 -- Perfecting the types : Houses, 1950-60 ; Breuer house New Canaan II, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1951 ; Caesar cottage, Lakeville, Connecticut, 1952 ; Starkey house, Duluth, Minnesota, 1954-5 ; Members' housing, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955-6 ; Gagarin house I, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1955-7 ; Hooper house II, Baltimore, Maryland, 1956-9 ; Staehelin house, Feldmeilen, Zurich, Switzerland, 1956-9 -- Clarifying the themes : Public buildings, 1960-70 ; St. John's Abbey and University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1953-68 ; Annunciation Priory of the Sisters of St. Benedict and University of Mary, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1954-63, 1965-8 ; New York University, University Heights, Bronx, New York, 1956-61 ; IBM Research Center, La Gaude, France, 1960-70 ; Resort town of Flaine, Haute-Savoie, France, 1960-9 ; St. Francis de Sales Church, Muskegon, Michigan, 1961-6 ; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York, 1963-6 -- Transforming the types : Houses, 1960-76 ; McMullen Beach House, Mantoloking, New Jersey, 1960 ; Koerfer house, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland, 1963-7 ; Stillman house II, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1965-6 ; Geller house II, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, 1967-9 ; Sayer house, Glanville, Calvados, France, 1972-3 -- Variations on selected themes : Public buildings, 1970-80 ; Armstrong Rubber Company, New Haven, Connecticut, 1965-70 ; University of Massachusetts campus center, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1965-70 ; IBM offices, laboratories and manufacturing, Boca Raton, Florida, 1967-72 ; Convent of the Sisters of Divine Providence, Baldegg, Switzerland, 1967-72 ; Atlanta Central Public Library, Atlanta, Georgia, 1971-80 -- Conclusion : Last of the first moderns/first of the last moderns -- Complete architectural works.

Summary:

This acclaimed book is the most comprehensive published on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he designed in Europe and the United States - from his beginning at the Bauhaus through his collaboration with Walter Gropius, and the establishment of his own practice in the USA. This book examines both his design as well as his architecture, with detailed descriptions of his work - including commercial, residential, furniture, and unrealized projects, including all of his iconic furniture (such as the Wassily and Cesca chairs) and buildings (including the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York).

ISBN:

1838668160
9781838668167 Trade edition
9781838669478 Sotheby's edition
1838669477 Sotheby's edition

Subject:

Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981.
Breuer, Marcel Criticism and interpretation
Modern movement (Architecture)
Architecture, Domestic History 20th century Designs and plans.
Public buildings History 20th century Designs and plans.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture)
Bâtiments publics Histoire 20e siècle Dessins et plans.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States
Architecture, Domestic
Public buildings

Form/genre:

Architectural drawings
Catalogs
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Added entries:

Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320718
Call No.: 320718
Copy: 1
Status: Available