{"product_id":"making-houston-modern-the-life-and-architecture-of-howard-barnstone-hardcover","title":"Making Houston Modern: The Life and Architecture of Howard Barnstone - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarrie Scardino Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStephen Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichelangelo Sabatino\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplex, controversial, and prolific, Howard Barnstone was a central figure in the world of twentieth-century modern architecture. Recognized as Houston's foremost modern architect in the 1950s, Barnstone came to prominence for his designs with partner Preston M. Bolton, which transposed the rigorous and austere architectural practices of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to the hot, steamy coastal plain of Texas. Barnstone was a man of contradictions--charming and witty but also self-centered, caustic, and abusive--who shaped new settings that were imbued, at once, with spatial calm and emotional intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Houston Modern\u003c\/i\u003e explores the provocative architect's life and work, not only through the lens of his architectural 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 distinctive culture in the postwar era. Edited by three renowned voices in the architecture world, this volume situates Barnstone within the contexts of American architecture, modernism, and Jewish culture to unravel the legacy of a charismatic personality whose imaginative work as an architect, author, teacher, and civic commentator helped redefine architecture in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrie Scardino Bradley is an independent scholar who has written on Texas architecture for the past forty years. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eImprobable Metropolis: Houston's Architectural and Urban History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Fox is an architectural historian and a Fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelangelo Sabatino is an architectural historian and preservationist. He is the former interim dean and inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.8 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769575309600,"sku":"9781477320556","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/67a2c5b9ef4acc9b37b77c0f7c5838a4.webp?v=1780351108","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/making-houston-modern-the-life-and-architecture-of-howard-barnstone-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}