Title & Author:

A. Quincy Jones : building for better living / edited by Brooke Hodge with new photography by Jason Schmidt ; essays by Ellen Donnelly, Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Mayer Rus, Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles.

Publication:

Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books, Prestel, 2013.

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Published in association with the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition ... presented at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, May 25-September 8, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
Strength in Numbers : the Collaborative Practice of A. Quincy Jones / Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher -- Portfolio / by Jason Schmidt -- Strange Alchemy : A. Quincy Jones and William Haines / Mayer Rus -- A Pragmatic Visionary / Ellen Donnelly -- Projects / with entries by Ellen Donnelly and Brooke Hodge.

Summary:

"Filled with beautiful photographs and informative essays, this volume presents the genius of A. Quincy Jones, whose collaborative nature provides a timely example for today's architects. While the architect A. Quincy Jones is most recognized for his glamorous homes for Los Angeles's cultural elite, he was equally dedicated to postwar Southern California's rapidly expanding middle class. As this fascinating book reveals, Jones and his collaborators were truly ahead of their time. Their vision of creating affordable, aesthetically pleasing structures prefigured the advent of several important architectural trends, such as sustainable building designs, maximization of available space, and sensitive site planning. Filled with images by noted photographer Jason Schmidt, as well as period photographs by Julius Shulman and others, this volume looks at every aspect of Jones's career. Original drawings, models, and furniture designs from the architect's personal archives illustrate a wide variety of projects featuring the hallmarks of Jones's style: soaring interior spaces, the blurring of indoors and out, laminated timber construction, angled walls, and innovative use of concrete, redwood, and glass. Essays explore Jones's quintessentially collaborative nature as he consulted with other noted architects, landscapers, interior designers, developers, and city planners to create buildings of lasting beauty and importance"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9783791352657 (hardback)
3791352652 (hardback)

Subject:

Jones, A. Quincy (Archie Quincy), 1913-1979 Exhibitions.
Jones, A. Quincy (Archie Quincy), 1913-1979
Architecture California, Southern History 20th century Exhibitions.
Architecture Californie (Sud) Histoire 20e siècle Expositions.
ARCHITECTURE Individual Architects & Firms Monographs.
Architecture.
Southern California.

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Hodge, Brooke, 1960- editor.
Hammer Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283482
Call No.: BIB 221766
Status: Available