Title & Author:

A new sculpturalism : contemporary architecture from Southern California / organized by Christopher Mount.

Publication:

New York : Skira Rizzoli; Los Angeles, CA : In association with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2013.

Description:

272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation."
This publication accompanies the exhibition "A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California," organized by Christopher Mount and presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, June 2-September 2, 2013.
"Part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A."--P. 6.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-267) and index.
The foundation of a new sculpturalism / Christopher Mount -- City without limits: architectural innovation and urban imaginaries in Los Angeles / Margaret Crawford -- Where there's a will, there's a way: conversations with clients in Southern California / Johanna Vandemoortele -- Rebooting reality / Sam Lubell -- Studio LA: the tradition of diversity / Nicholas Olsberg.

Summary:

A comprehensive overview of Southern California's most experimental architecture, showcasing the highly expressive work of famed architects such as Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne, as well as the best of the new guard. This is the first critical examination and history of what was first identified as the "L.A. School" in the 1990s, which has influenced much of American architecture in the last twenty-five years. This expansive new book examines contemporary Southern California architecture from 1987 to the present, exploring its experimental nature, sculptural tendency, and exciting evolution.

ISBN:

9780847840113
0847840115

Subject:

Architecture California, Southern History 21st century Exhibitions.
Architecture California Los Angeles History 21st century Exhibitions.
Architecture Californie (Sud) Histoire 21e siècle Expositions.
Architecture Californie Los Angeles Histoire 21e siècle Expositions.
Architecture History California, Southern Exhibitions. 21st century.
Architecture History California Los Angeles Exhibitions. 21st century.
Architecture.
Architektur
California Los Angeles.
Southern California.
USA
Kalifornien

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.

Added entries:

Mount, Christopher.
Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Contemporary architecture from Southern California

Holdings:

Location: Library main 285946
Call No.: BIB 225960
Status: Available