The TWA Terminal (Building Block Series) - Hardcover

Stoller, Ezra

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568981821 ISBN 13: 9781568981826

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999

Synopsis

The Building Blocks series presents icons of modern architecture as interpreted by the most significant architectural photographers of our time. The first four volumes feature the work of Ezra Stoller, whose photography has defined the way postwar architecture has been viewed by architects, historians, and the public at large. The buildings inaugurating this series-Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal, Wallace Harrison's United Nations complex, Le Corbusier's Chapel at Ronchamp, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building-all have bold sculptural presences ideally suited to Stoller's unique vision. Each cloth-bound book in the series contains at least 80 pages of rich duotone images. Taken just after the completion of each project, these photographs provide a unique historical record of the buildings in use, documenting the people, fashions, and furnishings of the period. Through Stoller's photographs, we see these buildings the way the architects wanted us to know them. In the preface to each volume Stoller tells of his personal relationship with the architect of each project and recounts his experience photographing it. Brief introductions reveal the unique history of each building; also included are newly drawn plans.

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About the Author

Ezra Stoller is one of the preeminent architectural photographers in the world and the founder of the renowned Esto architectural photography studio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568981821
• ISBN 13: 9781568981826
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96