Making Houston Modern : The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone / edited by Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bradley, Barrie Scardino, 1945- editor.

Fox, Stephen, 1950- editor.

Sabatino, Michelangelo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barnstone, Howard.

Barnstone, Howard--Catalogs.

Architects--United States--Biography.

Architects.

Modern movement (Architecture).

Houston (Tex.)--Intellectual life.

Houston (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, [2020]

Summary:

<p>Complex, controversial, and prolific, Howard Barnstone was acentral figure in the world of twentieth-century modernarchitecture. Recognized as Houston's foremost modern architect inthe 1950s, Barnstone came to prominence for his designs withpartner Preston M. Bolton, which transposed the rigorous andaustere architectural practices of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to thehot, steamy coastal plain of Texas. Barnstone was a man ofcontradictions-charming and witty but also self-centered, caustic,and abusive-who shaped new settings that were imbued, at once, withspatial calm and emotional intensity.</p><p><em>Making Houston Modern</em> explores the provocativearchitect's life and work, not only through the lens of hisarchitectural practice but also by delving into his personal life,class identity, and connections to the artists, critics,collectors, and museum directors who forged Houston's distinctiveculture in the postwar era. Edited by three renowned voices in thearchitecture world, this volume situates Barnstone within thecontexts of American architecture, modernism, and Jewish culture tounravel the legacy of a charismatic personality whose imaginativework as an architect, author, teacher, and civic commentator helpedredefine architecture in Texas.</p>.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword. Call me Howard, Please! | Carlos Jiménez

Preface

Introducction. Why Howard Barnstone Why? | Stephen Fox and Michelangelo Sabatino

I. Howard Barnstone's Architecture

Chapter 1. Barnstone's Practice | Stephen Fox

Chapter 2. Translating Mies: Barnstone and Houston Modernism | Michelangelo Sabatino

Chapter 3. To be Modern in Texas: Lone Star Avvant-Garde | Kathryn E. Holliday

II. Howard Barnstone's Clients

Chapter 4. A Constructive Connection: Barnstone and the Menils | Barrie Scardino Bradley

Chapter 5. An Architectural Family Portrait | Robert Barnstone and Deborah Ascher Barnstone

Chapter 6. Barnstone's Jewish Houston | Joshua J. Furman

III. Howard Barnstone's Life

Chapter 7. A Short Biography | Barrie Scardino Bradley and Stephen Fox

Chapter 8. Barnstone and the University of Houston | Bruce C. Webb

Chapter 9. The Worst Thing that Can Happen: Gertrude and Howard | Olive Hershey

Conclusion. Magical Modernism | Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino

Afterword. Looking Toward the Future | Theodore H. M. Prudon

Appendices

1. Interview with Eugene Aubry

2. Interview with Anne Schlumberger Brown

3. Architectural Awards

Catalogue Raisonné

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

Image Credits

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Bradley, Barrie Scardino Making Houston Modern

ISBN:

9781477329979

1477329978

OCLC:

1409031464