| Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone Contributor(s): Bradley, Barrie Scardino (Editor), Fox, Stephen (Editor), Sabatino, Michelangelo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1477320555 ISBN-13: 9781477320556 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019034387 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 8.1" W x 9.8" (3.48 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Complex, controversial, and prolific, Howard Barnstone was a central figure in the world of twentieth-century modern architecture. Recognized as Houston's foremost modern architect in the 1950s, Barnstone came to prominence for his designs with partner Preston M. Bolton, which transposed the rigorous and austere architectural practices of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to the hot, steamy coastal plain of Texas. Barnstone was a man of contradictions--charming and witty but also self-centered, caustic, and abusive--who shaped new settings that were imbued, at once, with spatial calm and emotional intensity. Making Houston Modern explores the provocative architect's life and work, not only through the lens of his architectural practice but also by delving into his personal life, class identity, and connections to the artists, critics, collectors, and museum directors who forged Houston's distinctive culture in the postwar era. Edited by three renowned voices in the architecture world, this volume situates Barnstone within the contexts of American architecture, modernism, and Jewish culture to unravel the legacy of a charismatic personality whose imaginative work as an architect, author, teacher, and civic commentator helped redefine architecture in Texas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradley, Barrie Scardino: - Barrie Scardino Bradley is an independent scholar who has written on Texas architecture for thirty-five years and the author of several books.Fox, Stephen: - Stephen Fox is an architectural historian and a lecturer at Rice University.Sabatino, Michelangelo: - Michelangelo Sabatino is the former dean of the College of Architecture of the Illinois Institute of Technology. |