Breuer Houses - Hardcover

Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt GmbH, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt; Driller, Joachim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714838934 ISBN 13: 9780714838939

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Hungarian-born architect Marcel Breuer (1902-81) rose to prominence as a student under Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus, and became a master as head of the furniture workshop. He emigrated to the United States in 1937, where he taught at Harvard University, influencing a generation of practitioners. As the head of his own firm, Breuer became known for designs as diverse and powerful as the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and the iconic 'Wassily' chair -- the first chair to use tubular steel, which revolutionized the furniture industry. Breuer, like many architects who work simultaneously on small- and large-scale commissions, used residential architecture as a laboratory for all of his design ideas. Not only is the quality and quantity of Breuer's residential output impressive, but when it is seen in sequence one can perceive a development of his spatial mastery and expertise.

Because of their interplay of spaces and daring juxtaposition of materials, Breuer's houses have had a profound influence on residential architecture around the world and upon generations of young designers. This monograph is a comprehensive study of Breuer's house designs from 1923 to 1973. Richly illustrated with drawings, plans and archival photography, the book provides insight to the working methods of a key architectural figure of the twentieth century.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This monograph on Marcel Breuer's residential work discusses his architectural "language" and background. It describes in detail 25 projects and built houses dating from between 1923 and 1973. The text explains how each new project grew out of the visual and technical experience of the ones preceding it. Projects and building covered include: "Gane's Pavilion", 1936; "Sea Lane House", 1838; Breuer House I, 1939; and the Museum Garden House, MoMA, NY, 1949.

About the Author:

Joachim Driller is an expert on Breuer's work. He has taught and researched at the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard, and currently teaches at the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0714838934
• ISBN 13: 9780714838939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272