Bertram Goodhue: His Life and Residential Architecture
Romy Wyllie
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Description
This book enlarges our understanding of Goodhue, neither fully researched nor justly appreciated until now, by examining his residential designs within the framework of his better-known ecclesiastical and secular projects. At the same time it takes a closer look at the man behind the drawing board. Covered here are twenty built and six unbuilt houses that provide new insight into the evolution of Goodhue's architecture during the 33-year period of his remarkable career. Although these projects made up only a small portion of his total work, they are rich in architectural expression. Though time has brought unavoidable changes to the buildings, Goodhue's legacy lives on. Philip Johnson has called Goodhue "America's leading architect of his day," and this book demonstrates clearly Goodhue's role in the modern movement and the place he merits in the history of architecture.
Product Details
Price
$60.00
$55.80
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
April 01, 2007
Pages
224
Dimensions
8.88 X 0.86 X 10.76 inches | 2.41 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780393732191
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About the Author
Romy Wyllie is an honorary alumna of the California Institute of Technology where she co-founded and led an architectural tour service for thirty-three years. Wyllie had her own interior design business for thirty-five years and is a professional member of the International Interior Design Association. She is also a member of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Zamorano Club, and a reader at the Huntington Library. Wyllie began writing in her mid-sixties and has published four books: three on architecture and interior design, Caltech's Architectural Heritage: From Spanish Tile to Modern Stone (Balcony Press, Los Angeles 2000); Bertram Goodhue: His Life and Residential Architecture, (W. W. Norton, New York & London 2007); and a monograph on Interior Designer Eva Maddox: Designer, Educator, Innovator (Images Publishing Group, Australia 2017). In November 2012, Wyllie moved away from architectural histories to document the life of her son in Loving Andrew: A Fifty-Two-Year Story of Down Syndrome. This book has received eight awards. Wyllie has a Master of Arts degree from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and diplomas in Business Practices and Interior Design.
