Sanctuaries : the last works of John Hejduk : selections from the John Hejduk archive at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal & the Menil Collection, Houston / K. Michael Hays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hays, K. Michael.

Contributor:

Hejduk, John, 1929-2000.

Harvard University. Graduate School of Design.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hejduk, John, 1929-2000--Exhibitions.

Hejduk, John.

Hejduk, John, 1929-2000.

Architecture--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Architecture.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm

Other Title:

Last works of John Hejduk

Place of Publication:

New York : Whitney Museum of American Art ; [Cambridge, Mass.] : In association with Harvard Design School ; [Houston, Tex.] : In association with The Menil Collection ; New York : Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, [2002]

Summary:

This compact book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Whitney Museum, pays tribute to John Hejduk (1929-2000), one of the most original figures in American architecture and design. Best known for his visionary works on paper and his influence on students at Cooper Union, New York, where he was Dean for 25 years, Hejduk in his last years moved from the mathematical concerns of his earlier designs toward an allegorical mode that exalted architecture's spiritual function. His lyrical last works explore themes of falls from grace, itinerancy, passage and transformation, and, above all, architecture as sanctuary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0874271290

OCLC:

50253075