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Eero Saarinen: Buildings from the Balthazar Korab Archive (Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design & Engineering)

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Architectural photographer Balthazar Korab's practiced eye and hand lends striking images of the buildings and working methods of one Eero Saarinen, joining other photos of Modernist masterpieces with rare insights into his buildings, design, and models. Photographer Korab left Corbusier in 1954 to work in Saarinen's office, beginning a career of over fifty years as a photographer, so this is more than an outsider's collection: it's an insider's view of Saarinen's work and needs to be in any serious architectural library. A grouping by project and a chronological arrangement further lends to the book's value.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

This book is a result of what happens when you take a great architect and match him with a great photographer. The pictures are comprehensive but the quality of the reproductions in the book are grainy and I know that the original photographs are crystal clear. The text leaves you wanting more information.

In no way should this book be judge by it's Prints of the originals. They are prints what do you expect. If you had the honor of knowing this man and his family you would not be so judgmental of his book. My suggestion to you would be to actually try and meet him and purchase some of his original work. Once you see the beauty in his work you will forget about the graininess of the photos in the Saarinen book. As far as learning more about Balthazar Korab I suggest purchasing more books on this subject.I have had the pleasure of knowing this gentleman for around 30 years. He is not only a great Photographer, Architect, Master Gardner, Korab is a great human being and a inspiration to many. Someone coined the phrase "The Ansel Adams of the Architectural World". I would more than agree with that statement but Ansel Adams was not a Architect. Korab's art is disappearing thanks to the digital world and that is really sad to me. Soon the only place you will be able to see work like his is when you go to a museum. A true Master and a good friend DG your book is absolutely beautiful.
c' est formidable

Thank you
Gib