| Bertram Goodhue: His Life and Residential Architecture Contributor(s): Wyllie, Romy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393732193 ISBN-13: 9780393732191 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2007 Annotation: A look at an American architect of exceptional vision whose work has been neither fully researched nor appreciated. This study examines the residential designs of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869-1924) within the context of his better-known ecclesiastical and secular projects. It provides new insights into the evolution of Goodhue's architecture during the thirty-three-year period of his remarkable career and takes a closer look at the man behind the drawing board. 32 pages of color; 250 black-and-white illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006018342 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 8.88" W x 10.76" (2.41 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book enlarges our understanding of Goodhue, neither fully researched nor justly appreciated until now, by examining his residential designs within the framework of his better-known ecclesiastical and secular projects. At the same time it takes a closer look at the man behind the drawing board. Covered here are twenty built and six unbuilt houses that provide new insight into the evolution of Goodhue's architecture during the 33-year period of his remarkable career. Although these projects made up only a small portion of his total work, they are rich in architectural expression. Though time has brought unavoidable changes to the buildings, Goodhue's legacy lives on. Philip Johnson has called Goodhue America's leading architect of his day, and this book demonstrates clearly Goodhue's role in the modern movement and the place he merits in the history of architecture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wyllie, Romy: - Romy Wyllie is a certified interior designer and a professional member of the International Interior Design Association. She taught architectural history and interior design at the Harrington Institute of Interior Design in Chicago. |
