Phaidonatlas of midcentury modern houses hardcover book. Modern houses showcases work by such icons as marcel breuer, richard neutra, alvar aalto. The hungarianborn architect marcel breuer 190281 rose to prominence as a student under walter gropius at the bauhaus, and became a master as head of the furniture breuer, marcel. Published june 27th 2016 by phaidon press first published october 19th 2015.
Cover photo of marcel breuers starkey house in duluth, minnesota 1955. Atlas of midcentury modern houses hardcover book by phaidon. The most comprehensive book on architect and designer marcel breuer 19021981, looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he. Londonbased publisher phaidon has just put together with its expert editors a new book called houses. Ornament is crime book celebrates the best of modern architecture new, 1 comment a gorgeous collection of blackandwhite photographs of homes by. Breuers architectural vocabulary moved through at least four recognizable phases. Marcel breuer, breuer house 1939, lincoln, ma 1940 by ezra stoller.
A fascinating collection of more than 400 of the worlds most glamorous homes from more than 290 architects, this book showcases work by such icons as marcel breuer, richard neutra, alvar aalto, and oscar niemeyer alongside extraordinary but virtually unknown houses in australia, africa, and asia. The atlas of midcentury modern houses book from phaidon is a groundbreaking global survey of the finest mid20thcentury homes. The most comprehensive book on architect and designer marcel breuer 1902 1981, looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he. Bans curtain wall house, phaidons recently published book is a visual. The most comprehensive book on architect and designer marcel breuer 19021981. At the bauhaus he designed the wassily chair and the cesca chair which is among the 10 most important chairs of the 20th century. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a. Breuer houses by deutsche verlagsanstalt gmbh, 9780714838939, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Marcel lajos breuer, was a hungarianborn modernist architect, and furniture designer. The 400 houses in this collection are organized in curated pairings, with each entry featuring an evocative image and an engaging description. Excerpted from phaidons new and comprehensive monograph breuer, these domiciles showcase the architects singular vision for 20th. The most comprehensive book on architect and designer marcel breuer 19021981, looking in detail at.
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