Albert Frey, inventive modernist / edited by Brad Dunning.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunning, Brad, editor, contributor.

Frey, Albert, 1903-1998, architect, contributor.

Palm Springs Art Museum.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frey, Albert, 1903-1998.

Frey, Albert.

Frey, Albert, 1903-1998--Exhibitions.

Palm Springs (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Palm Springs (Calif.).

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

279 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans, portraits ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Inventive modernist

Place of Publication:

Santa Fe, NM : Radius Books ; Palm Springs, CA : Palm Springs Art Museum, [2024]

Summary:

A comprehensive volume on Swiss-American architect Albert Frey (1903-1998), Inventive Modernist tracks the scope and significance of Frey's career, from his early days in Paris working with Le Corbusier to his rise as the iconic architect of Palm Springs. His unique "simple but severe" style of Desert Modernism cemented his legacy as one of the most influential architects, not only in California, but also in the United States and the world. With full access to Frey's various archives, the book provides many rare and previously unexhibited architectural models, drawings, films, photographs, and furniture, and offers an exceptional visual guide that goes far beyond the mere documentation of finished buildings. New academic research, in-depth essays, and a thorough, illustrated listing of the architect's projects between 1925 and 1997, serve to contextualize Frey's relevance today while securing his importance as a twentieth-century architectural master.

Contents:

Introduction / Brad Dunning

Paradox of influences / Paul Goldberger

Foreword / Albert Frey

Projects, 1925-1997

Texts

Project listing / Luke Leuschner & Brad Dunning

Afterword / Adam Lerner.

Notes:

[Published to coincide with an exhibition of the same name held January 13, 2024-June 3, 2024 at Palm Springs Art Museum.]

Texts by Joseph Rosa, Barbara Lamprecht, Luke Leuschner, Michael Rotondi, Janice Lyle, Christina Kim, Yves Behar, and Albert Frey.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9798890180797

OCLC:

1428821276