William Wilson Wurster (1895-1973) has been widely recognised as the foremost proponent of a distinctive Bay Area architectural style. But his ideas extended far beyond California: in private practice and as head of architecture schools at the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wurster shaped an entire generation of architects and city planners. "An Everyday Modernism: The Houses of William Wurster" documents Wurster's fifty-year career and his important place in contemporary ...
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William Wilson Wurster (1895-1973) has been widely recognised as the foremost proponent of a distinctive Bay Area architectural style. But his ideas extended far beyond California: in private practice and as head of architecture schools at the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wurster shaped an entire generation of architects and city planners. "An Everyday Modernism: The Houses of William Wurster" documents Wurster's fifty-year career and his important place in contemporary American architectural thought. Along with his wife, city planner Catherine Bauer, and landscape architect Thomas Church, Wurster was intimately involved in the rise of modern city planning and landscape design in the United States. In keeping with the social and economic conditions of the late 1930s, Wurster encouraged the development of small houses that offered the livability of those of greater scale, and he influenced the building of affordable mass-produced housing. His designs embodied principles of simplicity and economy, yet incorporated complex human needs. Wurster's legacy is especially relevant today, as uncertain economic conditions and social dislocations affect housing for Americans at every level. Over fifty of Wurster's projects are featured here, with photographs, drawings, and plans, along with numerous projects by his contemporaries. Essays by distinguished architectural historians and critics - several of whom knew or worked with Wurster - provide insights into his personal as well as professional life. Abundantly illustrated, this first large-scale examination of William Wurster's architectural enterprise offers a full appreciation of the man and his work.
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1999, San Francisco Museum of Modern Ar/University of California Press
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Ar/University of California Press
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1999
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VG: Exlibrary copy. There is a plate glued to the inside front cover, and the dust jacket has a sticker at the base. Otherwise this is a very clean copy, with neat pages and tight binding. A brown-gray hardcover with the title printed in black along the spine. Has a yellow headband. The glue and free end pages are neon yellow. There is a dust jacket with an illustration tinted blue and wrapped around front-to-back. The flaps of the dust jacket are also neon yellow. Pages: (6), 7-252. Contains 220 illustrations, including 170 duotones. This work documents William Wurster's 50-year career and his place in comtemporary American architectural thought. Over 50 of Wurster's projects are featured here, with photographs, drawings and plans, along with essays from historians and critics providing insights into his life.
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Very Good. 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Folio.252 pp. Illustrated. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate cover. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Architecture & Urban Design).
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