{"product_id":"breuer-hardcover","title":"Breuer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert McCarter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'The most complete monograph on the pioneering modernist.' - Fast Company \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This acclaimed book is the most comprehensive published on architect and designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), looking in detail at all the houses, furniture, and public buildings he designed in Europe and the United States - from his beginning at the Bauhaus through his collaboration with Walter Gropius, and the establishment of his own practice in the USA. Written by acclaimed architect and writer Robert McCarter, the first edition of this book was described as a 'serious study' (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) that would help in 'realigning Breuer's position in the canon of modern masters' (\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The complete monograph on the last of the first generation of Modernist architects, Breuer is the only book that examines both his design as well as his architecture, with detailed descriptions of his work - including commercial, residential, furniture, and unrealized projects, including all of his iconic furniture (such as the Wassily and Cesca chairs) and buildings (including the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York). Back in print due to popular demand, this new edition has a beautiful new cover featuring the global headquarters of Sotheby's in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Robert McCarter \u003c\/b\u003e is a practicing architect and has been Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis since 2007. He taught previously at the University of Florida, where he was Director of the School of Architecture from 1991-2001, and Columbia University, among other schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has written for numerous international publications, and his books include: \u003ci\u003eGrafton Architects\u003c\/i\u003e (2018); \u003ci\u003eMarcel Breuer\u003c\/i\u003eSteven Holl (2015); \u003ci\u003eAlvar Aalto\u003c\/i\u003e (2014); \u003ci\u003eCarlo Scarpa\u003c\/i\u003e (2013); \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Juhani Pallasmaa (2012); and \u003ci\u003eLouis I Kahn\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), all by Phaidon Press. He has also published \u003ci\u003eThe Work of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: Economy as Ethic\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); \u003ci\u003eThe Space Within: Interior Experience as the Origin of Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); and \u003ci\u003eAldo van Eyck\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 12.3 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758528725280,"sku":"9781838668167","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/51dcfe618c64fe1637553cfcf9f5fc19_1d6f270d-40cc-4e76-8252-ce6a914c2596.webp?v=1780128774","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/breuer-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}