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Building Art by Paul Goldberger
From Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Paul Goldberger, a full-fledged critical biography of Frank Gehry, undoubtedly the most famous architect of our time."Fascinating. . . . An informative, startling journey into the inner sanctums of modern architecture's power structure." -The New York Times Book Review
"Riveting. . . . Full of little-known facts about the Pritzker Prize-winner that will surprise the most knowledgable Gehry-philes." -Architectural Digest
Goldberger follows Gehry from his humble origins-the son of working-class Jewish immigrants in Toronto-to the heights of his extraordinary career. He explores Gehry's relationship to Los Angeles, a city that welcomed outsider artists and profoundly shaped him in his formative years. He surveys the full range of his work, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. to the architect's own home in Santa Monica, which galvanized his neighbors and astonished the world. He analyzes his carefully crafted persona, in which an amiable surface masks a driving ambition. And he discusses his use of technology, not just to change the way a building looks, but to revolutionize the very practice of the field.
Comprehensive and incisive, Building Art is a sweeping view of a singular artist-and an essential story of architecture's modern era.
Paul Goldberger, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, worked at The New Yorker for fifteen years as the architecture critic, and began his career at The New York Times, when he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism for his architecture writing. He is the author of numerous publications, including Why Architecture Matters, Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, and Up From Zero, among others. He teaches at The New School and gives talks on architecture, design, historic preservation, and cities all throughout the country. Susan Solomon, his wife, and he live in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307946393 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307946398 |
| Title | Building Art |
| Author | Paul Goldberger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2017-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
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