Description: An Everyday Modernism: The Houses of William Wurster documents Wurster's fifty-year career and his important place in contemporary American architectural thought. Along with his wife, city planner Catherine Bauer, and landscape architect Thomas Church, Wurster was intimately involved in the rise of modern city planning and landscape design in the United States. In keeping with the social and economic conditions of the late 1930s, Wurster encouraged the development of small houses that offered the livability of those of greater scale, and he influenced the building of affordable mass-produced housing. His designs embodied principles of simplicity and economy, yet incorporated complex human needs. Wurster's legacy is especially relevant today, as uncertain economic conditions and social dislocations affect housing for Americans at every level.Over fifty of Wurster's projects are featured here, with photographs, drawings, and plans, along with numerous projects by his contemporaries. Essays by distinguished architectural historians and criticsseveral of whom knew or worked with Wursterprovide insights into his personal as well as professional life. Abundantly illustrated, this first large-scale examination of William Wurster's architectural enterprise offers a full appreciation of the man and his work.Seller is original and sole owner. Very good+ condition. Very clean, very well-cared for. Binding tight, text block solid. No text markings of any kind. Dust jacket in excellent condition.
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Literary Movement: Modernism
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
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Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Item Height: 12.5 in
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Book Title: Everyday Modernism : the Houses of William Wurster
Number of Pages: 252 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1996
Topic: Marketing / General, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Architecture, Business & Economics
Item Weight: 60.9 Oz
Item Length: 12.2 in
Author: Marc Treib
Item Width: 9.3 in
Format: Hardcover
