Main entry:

Frey, Albert, 1903-1998, architect, writer of foreword, writer of supplementary textual content.

Title & Author:

Albert Frey, inventive modernist / edited by Brad Dunning.

Publication:

Santa Fe, NM : Radius Books ; Palm Springs, CA : Palm Springs Art Museum, [2024]
©2024

Description:

279 pages (one folded) : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 32 cm

Notes:
Some pages have a shorter width.
Texts by Joseph Rosa, Barbara Lamprecht, Luke Leuschner, Michael Rotondi, Janice Lyle, Christina Kim, Yves Behar, and Albert Frey.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / Brad Dunning -- Paradox of influences / Paul Goldberger -- Foreword / Albert Frey -- Projects : 1925-1997 -- Texts -- From east to west / Joseph Rosa -- Desert encounters / Barbara Lamprecht -- Modernism on the desert shores / Luke Leuschner -- Life gives form to architecture / Michael Rotondi -- Frey House II & Palm Springs Desert Art Museum / Janice Lyle -- Tea with Mr. Frey / Christina Kim -- Frey House II, a Swiss perspective / Yves Behar -- The evolution of the architectural form / Albert Frey -- Projects listing / Like Leuschner & Brad Dunning -- Afterword / Adam Lerner -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors.

Exhibitions:

[Published to coincide with an exhibition of the same name held January 13, 2024-June 3, 2024 at Palm Springs Art Museum.]

Summary:

"A comprehensive volume on Swiss-American architect Albert Frey (1903-1998), Inventive Modernist tracks the scope and significance of Frey's career, from his early days in Paris working with Le Corbusier to his rise as the iconic architect of Palm Springs. His unique 'simple but severe' style of Desert Modernism cemented his legacy as one of the most influential architects, not only in California, but also in the United States and the world. With full access to Frey's various archives, the book provides many rare and previously unexhibited architectural models, drawings, films, photographs, and furniture, and offers an exceptional visual guide that goes far beyond the mere documentation of finished buildings. New academic research, in-depth essays, and a thorough, illustrated listing of the architect's projects between 1925 and 1997, serve to contextualize Frey's relevance today while securing his importance as a twentieth-century architectural master" -- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9798890180797

Subject:

Frey, Albert, 1903-1998.
Frey, Albert, 1903-1998 Exhibitions.
Palm Springs (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Dunning, Brad, editor, writer of introduction, writer of supplementary textual content.
Goldberger, Paul, writer of supplementary textual content.
Rosa, Joseph, writer of supplementary textual content.
Lamprecht, Barbara Mac, writer of supplementary textual content.
Leuschner, Luke, writer of supplementary textual content.
Rotondi, Michael, writer of supplementary textual content.
Lyle, Janice, writer of supplementary textual content.
Kim, Christina, 1957- writer of supplementary textual content.
Béhar, Yves, 1967- writer of supplementary textual content.
Lerner, Adam, 1966- writer of afterword.
Palm Springs Art Museum, host institution.

Inventive modernist

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320240
Call No.: 320240
Copy: 1
Status: Available