Serraino, Pierluigi, 1965-

Donald Olsen : architect of habitable abstractions / Pierluigi Serraino.

Richmond, Calif. : William Stout, 2013.

216 pages : illustrations, portraits (1 color), plans ; 29 cm

The purist houses of Donald Olsen stand out as remarkably durable achievements among the post-war architectural heritage of the San Francisco Bay Area. Inspired by the curriculum that Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer brought from Germany's Bauhaus to Harvard's Graduate School of Design, Olsen's designs were deeply rooted in the Modern Movement in 20th century Europe, and the architect remained committed to this aesthetic all his life. Olsen's allegiance to these ideals drove his personal and professional itinerary, and sustained him as both an architect and an educator at the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. Richly illustrated with drawings, plans, and photographs, this book fully documents these little known examples of high modernism in Northern California.

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Olsen, Donald, 1919-2015.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture California, Northern.
Architecture United States History 20th century.
Architects United States Biography.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architecture Californie (Nord)
Architects
Architecture
Northern California
United States

Biographies
History

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 301225
Cote: BIB 247394
Statut: Disponible