The TWA Terminal: The Building Block Series - Couverture rigide

Stoller, Ezra

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1568981821 ISBN 13 : 9781568981826

Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Stoller Ezra

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

'Ezra Stoller is the Annie Leibovitz of modern architecture.'House & Garden

Mr. Stoller, who is considered the century's greatest architectural photographer, has long been admired for his ability to subtly highlight an architect's intentions. Here he accentuates the soaring, swooping geometries of the dramatically sculptural building, enhancing its intended evocations of birds, planes and flight.
The images also remind us that although it became a landmark in 1994, time and New Yorkers have not been kind to Saarinen's masterpiece. New York Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1568981821
• ISBN 13: 9781568981826
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 96