Pierre Koenig - A View from the Archive Jackson NeilPevná vazba
In this remarkable and gorgeously illustrated book, Neil Jackson presents a vibrant profile of the Los Angeles architect Pierre Koenig, who Time magazine said lived long enough to become "cool twice."…
Specifikacia Pierre Koenig - A View from the Archive Jackson NeilPevná vazba
In this remarkable and gorgeously illustrated book, Neil Jackson presents a vibrant profile of the Los Angeles architect Pierre Koenig, who Time magazine said lived long enough to become "cool twice." From the influences of Koenig's youth in San Francisco and his military service during World War II to the Case Study Houses and his later award-laden years, Jackson's study plots the evolution of Koenig's oeuvre against the backdrop of Los Angeles--a city that both shaped and was shaped by his architecture.The book is anchored by Jackson's exciting discoveries in Koenig's archive at the Getty Research Institute. Drawings, photographs, diaries, letters, lecture notes, building contracts, and university projects--many of which are published for the first time provide an expanded understanding of Koenig and additional context for his architectural achievements. An examination of
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