Pierluigi Serraino Libri

Creatore delle celebri sedie e tavoli "Tulipe" di Knoll, Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) è stato uno dei più eminenti modellatori di spazio del XX secolo, capace di fondere forme dinamiche e sensibilità modernista nell'architettura e nel design. Le sue creazioni più famose includono tre edifici emblematici dell'America del dopoguerra: l'aeroporto internazionale Dulles di Washington D.C., il terminal TWA dell'aeroporto JFK di New York, e la Gateway Arch di St. Louis, alta 192 metri. Molte delle sue strutture rivelano curve funicolari. Durante la sua lunga collaborazione con Knoll, Saarinen ha progettato anche numerosi mobili celebri, tra cui la chaise longue "Grasshopper" e il divano "Womb". Sposato con Aline Bernstein Saarinen, critica d'arte e architettura, ha collaborato con Charles Eames, con il quale ha progettato la sua prima sedia premiata, l'"Organic Chair". Attraverso numerose illustrazioni che ripercorrono la vita e la carriera di Saarinen, questo libro d'architettura segue il creatore durante i suoi studi e la sua formazione, fino ai suoi progetti più prestigiosi, analizzando la nuova dimensione che ciascuna delle sue creazioni ha dato al paesaggio modernista.

The book showcases the innovative landscape architecture and garden design of mid-century North America, featuring the work of renowned photographers Julius Shulman and Ezra Stoller. It highlights previously unpublished photographs that capture the essence and creativity of this transformative period in design, offering a unique visual exploration of the era's influential figures and their contributions to the field.

This collection pays homage to California Modernism in all its forms. Bringing together nearly 250 forgotten masterpieces, Shulman pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement.

Eero Saarinen was one of the 20th century's great visionaries, both in the fields of furniture design and in architecture. Marrying curves and dynamic forms with a Modernist aesthetic, he brought a whole new dimension to architecture.

Many people think modernist architecture never flowered in California north of the San Fernando Valley. NorCalMod dispels that notion in a copiously illustrated history showcasing extraordinary examples of its proud contribution to the Bay Area and environs. As a style, modernist architecture was hotly debated in its day (why create modern structures where such distinctive Victorian and Arts and Crafts buildings already existed?) pulling heavyweights such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Lewis Mumford, and Walter Gropius into the fray. Ultimately, that existing "Bay Region Style" would remain the area's architectural hallmark, but not before hundreds of important modernist projects, many still standing yet unjustly neglected today, had been established. The remarkable photos in this book open our eyes to a long-lost chapter in the history of California architecture and make NorCalMod a volume to be enjoyed by those interested in California history and style as well as by architecture students and professionals.

This book celebrates seventy years of outstanding design by Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture. It starts with historical milestones, shows some examples of process and practice, and concludes with a few consequential recent projects.