Screen LibraryMaking Houston modern : the life and architecture of Howard Barnstone /
"Complex, 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...
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University of Texas Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Austin : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Roger Fullington series in architecture
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| Summary: |
"Complex, 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. Making Houston Modern explores the provocative architect's life and work, not only t |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 388 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781477320556 (hardcover) : 1477320555 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | NA737 |
| CLC: |
K837.126.16 TU-867.12 |
| Call Number: | TU-867.12/M235 |
| Contents: | Barnstone's practice / Stephen Fox -- Translating Mies : Barnstone and Houston modernism / Michelangelo Sabatino -- To be modern in Texas : Lone Star avant-garde / Kathryn E. Holliday -- A constructive connection : Barnstone and the Menils / Barrie Scardino Bradley -- An architectural family portrait / Robert Barnstone and Deborah Ascher Barnstone -- Barnstone's Jewish Houston / Joshua J. Furman. |