194 Pages
76 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
76 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
76 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book tracks the development of Marcel Breuer’s aesthetic clash between uniformity and singularity through the detailed examination of his seminal buildings. Each chapter examines a specific building and puts into context Breuer’s other work and the contemporary movements/architects of the post-war era such as Surrealism, Brutalism and structural expressionism. The buildings examined include... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Breuer and the Unity of Opposites
Chapter 2: The Shift of Le Corbusier
Chapter 3: The Starkey House: The Parts Over the Whole
Chapter 4: The UNESCO Headquarters: The Beginning
Chapter 5: IBM Le Gaude, A Precast Paestum
Chapter 6: The Convent of the Annunciation Priory: Geometry, Tension, and Anxiety
Chapter 7: The Atlanta Central Library: The End of a Long Search
Selected Bibliography
List of Abbreviations
Index
Biography
John Poros is a professor at Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture and was the previous director of both the Educational Design Institute and the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center at Mississippi State.
