Main entry:

Howard, Hugh, 1952- author.

Title & Author:

Architecture's odd couple : Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson / Hugh Howard.

Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
©2016

Description:

x, 333 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-320) and index.
Prologue: The master and the maestro -- Part I: a meeting of minds -- Two conversations -- Plotting a comeback -- European travels -- Part II: The MOMA moment -- The new museum -- An invitation issued -- Wright vs. Johnson -- The show must go on -- Part III: Acting out their antagonism -- The banks of Bear Run -- Politics and art -- Wright's Manhattan project -- Philip comes out classical -- The whiskey bottle and the teapot -- Epilogue: A friendly wrangle.

Summary:

"In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between them, they built some of the most admired and discussed buildings in American history. Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious--and not always admiring--relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history. In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space--from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building--this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other"-- Provided by publisher.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9781620403754 (hardcover)
1620403757 (hardcover)
9781620403761

Subject:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Friends and associates.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 Friends and associates.
Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005 Criticism and interpretation.
Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Johnson, Philip 1906-2005
Wright, Frank Lloyd 1867-1959
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architects.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architectes.
architects.
ARCHITECTURE History General.
HISTORY Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ARCHITECTURE History Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
ARCHITECTURE History Contemporary (1945- )
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture
Friendship
Architektur
Freundschaft
United States

Form/genre:

collective biographies.
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Added entries:

Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292726
Call No.: BIB 237140
Status: Available