This book tracks development of Marcel Breuer's aesthetic clash between uniformity & singularity through examination of his seminal buildings. Each chapter examines a specific building and puts into context Breuer's work and contemporary movements of post-war era like Surrealism, Brutalism and structural expressionism.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Breuer and the Unity of Opposites. Chapter 2: The Shift of Le Corbusier. Chapter 3: The Starkey House: The Parts Over the Whole. Chapter 4: The UNESCO Headquarters: The Beginning. Chapter 5: IBM Le Gaude, A Precast Paestum. Chapter 6: The Convent of the Annunciation Priory: Geometry, Tension, and Anxiety. Chapter 7: The Atlanta Central Library: The End of a Long Search. Index.