The work of modern architect Albert Frey (1903-98) is beautifully presented in this volume on his life and work. Frey arrived in the United States in 1930, the first of Le Corbusier's disciples to begin building in America. In 1934 he moved to Palm Springs, California, where he established the style that we now know as desert modernism, and where most of his work still stands. In addition to providing architectural and biographical details on the architect's career, Albert Frey, Architect also contains a list of all structures designed by Frey, bibliography of writings on and by Frey, and reprints of letters between Frey and Le Corbusier. Some of the projects in this collection are the Aluminaire House, Loewy House, Palm Springs City Hall, North Shore Yacht Club, and Frey's own houses. Numerous duotone photographs, many taken by Julius Shulman, as well as plans and sketches are also included. An introduction by David Gebhard discusses Frey's relevance within the Modern Movement and Frey's connection to nature and to historical precedent in his designs. This title is an updated and redesigned edition of a 1990 publication.
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Joseph Rosa is chief curator at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. and is the author of A Constructed View: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman .
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A splendid addition to architectural studies collections.,
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Albert Frey established the architectural style known as "desert modernism". His technological ingenuity and sensitivity to landscape are a perfect harmony of place and time. Albert Frey, Architect showcases the best of his work, profusely illustrated with duotone photographs, plans and sketches. Albert Frey, Architect is enhanced further with an annotated list of structures designed by Frey, a bibliography of writings on and by Frey, and reprints of letters between Frey and famed architect Le Corbusier. Albert Frey, Architect is a highly recommended addition to any personal, professional, or academic architectural studies collection.
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Beautiful book, floor plans and photos.,
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This is a wonderful book about a fascinating architect. It covers his career from beginning to 1987. Lots of information, lots of photographs. I have spent hours and hours poring over every page. I love his work. Only drawback was choice of bold typeface for various large areas of text. Princeton Architectural Press plans to republish it in December 1999. I am looking for a used copy to give someone for his birthday in March. Know anyone with a copy to spare???
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Highly recommended for students of Frey's work.,
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Frey's life and architectural achievement is presented in an updated, redesigned edition of a 1990 classic. Archival research by Rosa and interviews with Frey and his colleagues are enhanced with black and white photos of his notable achievements, lending to an important guide.
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A YOUNG BOY, about ten years old, watched his father and uncles construct a small metal shed adjacent to their family business [fig. 1.1]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
exterior sheathing material, roof plane, living architecture, fiberglass panels, extensively altered Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Palm Springs, New York, Los Angeles, United States, Architectural Record, Yacht Club, Kocher-Samson Building, Museum of Modern Art, William Lescaze, Experimental Week-end House, Ralph-Barbarin House, Salton Sea, World War, Bel Vista, Cree House, John Porter Clark, Richard Neutra, Valley Station, Villa Hermosa, Villa Savoye, Council Chamber, Desert Hospital, International Style, Lawrence Kocher Papers, Markham House New!
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A YOUNG BOY, about ten years old, watched his father and uncles construct a small metal shed adjacent to their family business [fig. 1.1]. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
exterior sheathing material, roof plane, living architecture, fiberglass panels, extensively altered Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Palm Springs, New York, Los Angeles, United States, Architectural Record, Yacht Club, Kocher-Samson Building, Museum of Modern Art, William Lescaze, Experimental Week-end House, Ralph-Barbarin House, Salton Sea, World War, Bel Vista, Cree House, John Porter Clark, Richard Neutra, Valley Station, Villa Hermosa, Villa Savoye, Council Chamber, Desert Hospital, International Style, Lawrence Kocher Papers, Markham House New!
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- In Search of a Living Architecture by Albert Frey on 4 pages
- William Lescaze (Catalogue / Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies) by B.C. Cole on page 35, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- International Style (Columbia Books of Architecture, Catalogue 3) by Rizzoli on page 30, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Towards a New Architecture (Dover Architecture) by Le Corbusier on page 5, and page 35
- Craig Ellwood by Neil Jackson in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- LA's Early Moderns: Art, Architecture, Photography by Victoria Dailey on page 193, page 195, and page 199
- Maekawa Kunio and the Emergence of Japanese Modernist Architecture by Jonathan M. Reynolds in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Modern Movement Heritage by Allen Cunningham on page 143, and page 144
- Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses by Ezra Stoller on page 56
- Classic Modern: Midcentury Modern At Home by Deborah K. Dietsch in Back Matter
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