Materializing the immaterial : the architecture of Wallace Cunningham / Joseph Giovannini.

Main entry:

Giovannini, Joseph.

Title & Author:

Materializing the immaterial : the architecture of Wallace Cunningham / Joseph Giovannini.

Publication:

New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University, 2006.

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 19 x 29 cm

Notes:
Published in association with Yale University Press.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shadow and light -- Buildings -- Overview.

Summary:

"This generously illustrated book assesses the architectural vision of Wallace Cunningham, the innovative and intuitive Southern California architect whose buildings reveal light and embody motion and spirituality. From small mountain cabins to urban townhouses, from waterfront residences to museums, Cunningham's structures respond poetically and functionally to the land--and to the cityscapes in which they are set. His works reflect the architect's belief that "buildings are not just visual ... buildings need to radiate emotion." The book traces Cunningham's development from his youth in the architecturally rich city of Buffalo through his apprenticeship at Taliesen, where he absorbed Frank Lloyd Wright's theory of organic architecture, to his current practice in San Diego. Eighteen case studies of his projects, both built and unbuilt, illustrate how the architect opens his structures to sky, landscape, and views, and how he uses light to define and animate space. The book also includes a comprehensive record of Cunningham's works, publications, and exhibits."--Publisher's website.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

097495652X (hbk.)
9780974956527 (hbk.)
0300116322 (hbk.)
9780300116328 (hbk.)

Subject:

Cunningham, Wallace E. Criticism and interpretation.
Cunningham, Wallace E. Critique et interprétation.
Cunningham, Wallace E.
Architecture, Domestic California.
Architecture California 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic California 20th century.
Architecture domestique Californie 20e siècle.
Architecture Californie 20e siècle.
Architecture.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture domestique.
Architecture États-Unis Californie (États-Unis) 20e siècle.
California.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248245
Call No.: BIB 177787
Status: Available

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