Differing radically in their views on architecture, Wright and Johnson shared a restless creativity, enormous charisma, and an outspokenness that made each man irresistible to the media. Often publicly at odds, they were the twentieth century's flint and steel; their repeated encounters consistently set off sparks. Yet as acclaimed historian Hugh Howard shows, their rivalry was also a fruitful artistic conversation, one that yielded new directions for both men. It was not despite but rather because of their contentious—and not always admiring—relationship that they were able so powerfully to influence history.
In Architecture's Odd Couple, Howard deftly traces the historical threads connecting the two men and offers readers a distinct perspective on the era they so enlivened with their designs. Featuring many of the structures that defined modern space—from Fallingwater to the Guggenheim, from the Glass House to the Seagram Building—this book presents an arresting portrait of modern architecture's odd couple and how they shaped the American landscape by shaping each other.
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- ISBN: 9781620403761
- File size: 8811 KB
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- ISBN: 9781620403761
- File size: 8811 KB
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- English
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