20/20 : twenty great houses of the twentieth century / John Pardey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pardey, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Domestic--20th century.

Architecture, Domestic.

Genre:

Photobooks.

Physical Description:

223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Twenty twenty

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, 2020.

Summary:

Ordered chronologically, and global in scope, this book provides an account of modern architecture through the prism of 20 of the most influential houses built over the past century. By telling the stories of these houses, it offers a fascinating biography of some of the greatest modern architects. John Pardey examines the ground-breaking ideas, sensitivity to detailing and materials in houses designed by the likes of Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Giuseppe Terragni, Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames and Oscar Niemeyer, and seeks to discover what lessons they can still offer for architects practising today. '20/20' tells the story of the client, the architect, the house and the events around the construction of each dwelling during the turbulent 20th century. It offers readers a fascinating biography of great architects in which revelations are found in their most intimate projects.

Contents:

Schröder House, Utrecht, Netherlands / Gerrit Rietveld, 1924

Villa Savoye, Poissy, France / Le Corbusier, 1929

Villa Müller, Prague, Czech Republic / Adolf Loos, 1930

Tugendhat House, Brno, Czech Republic / Mies van der Rohe, 1930

Dalsace House (Maison de Verre), Paris, France / Pierre Chareau, 1932

Fallingwater, Bear Run, Philadelphia, USA / Frank Lloyd Wright, 1937

Villa Bianca, Seveso, Italy / Giuseppe Terragni, 1937

Villa Mairea, Moormarkku, Finland / Alvar Aalto, 1939

The Desert House, Palm Springs, California, USA / Richard Neutra, 1946

Eames House, Pacific Palisades, California, USA/ Charles and Ray Eames, 1949

Farnsworth House, Fox River, Illinois, USA / Mies van der Rohe, 1951

Utzon House, Hellebæk, Denmark / Jørn Utson, 1952

Niemeyer House (Casa das Canoas), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Oscar Niemeyer, 1953

Maisons Jaoul, Paris, France / Le Corbusier, 1955

Stahl House (Case Study House 22), Los Angeles, California, USA / Pierre Koenig, 1960

Gwathmey House, Amagansett, New York, USA / Charles Gwathmey, 1965

Fisher House, Hatboro, Philadelphia, ISA - Louis Kahn, 1967

San Cristóbal, Mexico City, Mexico, Luis Barragán, 1968

Can Lis, Porto Petro, Majorca

Jørn Utzon, 1972

Marie Short House, Kempsey, Australia / Glenn Murcutt, 1975.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848223530

1848223536

OCLC:

1144731895