Albert Frey Gloria Koenig Taschen Gmbh Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

Architect Albert Frey (1903–1998) Saw A Modernist Utopia In The Desert Born Zurich He Studied Europe With Le Corbusier Before Moving To United States 1930 Convinced It Was Land Of Architectural Opportunity On Visit Palm Springs Fell Under Spell Here Amid Arid And Empty Landscape That Could Truly Envisage Perfect Modern Future Like Fellow Californian Luminary John Lautner Would Spend Rest His Career Nurturing Consonance Architecture Nature: Studying Fall Sunlight Rain Merging Aluminum Steel Glass Boulders Sands West Coast Wilds Vision Centered Particular Capitalizing City’s Postwar Population Boom Create Bastion Sleek Leisurely Modernism Defines Midcentury California This Dependable Introduction We Follow Frey’s Long Prestigious From European Beginnings Through Apogee Practice Taking Notes De Stijl Bauhaus Exploring Stylistic Material Geographic Makings Unique “Desert ” Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0217 Διαστάσεις: 21X21Cm