The Architecture of Gregory Ain: The Play Between the Rational & High Art (California Architecture & Architects)

Ain, Gregory; Von Breton, Harriette; Weiss, Lauren; Gebhard, David; Bricker, Lauren Weiss; Ucsb Art Museum

ISBN 10: 0940512068 / ISBN 13: 9780940512061

Published by Hennessey & Ingalls, 1998

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The Architecture of Gregory Ain: The Play Between the Rational & High Art (California Architecture & Architects) Ain, Gregory; Von Breton, Harriette; Weiss, Lauren; Gebhard, David; Bricker, Lauren Weiss; UCSB Art Museum softcover, illustrated Published by Hennessey & Ingalls, 1997. Reprint of the catalogue that accompanied a show of Ain's work at UC Santa Barbara in 1980. Ain's oeuvre grew from his early association with Schindler and Neutra before World War Two into one the more interesting bodies of work in the post-war Modernist scene in Southern California. Of special interest are his multi-unit housing schemes, such as Mar Vista Housing for the Advanced Development Company. "some wear, clean and tight" DGRAY5.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Architecture of Gregory Ain: The Play Between the Rational & High Art (California Architecture & Architects)
• Publisher: Hennessey & Ingalls
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0940512068
• ISBN 13: 9780940512061
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 0.25W x 8.25H x 8.25D inches 0.25 inches width by 8.25 inches height by 8.25 inches depth
• Weight: 0.45 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • California and the West Coast
  • Architecture

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This is a reprint of the catalogue that accompanied a show of Ain's work at UC Santa Barbara in 1980. Ain's oeuvre grew from his early association with Schindler and Neutra before World War Two into one the more interesting bodies of work in the post-war Modernist scene in Southern California. Of special interest are his multi-unit housing schemes, such as Mar Vista Housing for the Advanced Development Company.