MID CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA WOLF VON ECKARDT (1961)

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MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA , HONOR AWARDS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 1949-1961. FOREWORD BY PHILIP WILL JR FAIN. EDITED AND WITH AN INTRO BY WOLF VON ECKARDT. 1961. HARDCOVER WITH DUSTJACKET. 9X11". 254 PGS.

THIS AMAZING VINTAGE BOOK FEATURES THE WINNERS FROM THE AIA AWARDS COMPETITION 1949-1961. FEATURING OFFICE BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, MEDICAL BUILDINGS, RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS, CAMPUS BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENCES, APARTMENTS.

ARCHITECTURE INDLUDES SKIDMORE OWINGS AND MERRILL, LEVER HOUSE NYC 1952, MANUFACTURERS TRUST CO 5TH AVE NY 1956. KILLINGSWORTH, BRADY AND SMITH, ARCHITECTS' OFFICE LONG BEACH 1955. I.M. PEI, ZECKENDORF PLAZA MAY D&F DEPT STORE AND DENVER HILTON HOTEL. HELLMUTH, YAMASAKI AND LEINWEBER, LAMBERT ST LOUIS AIRPORT TERMINAL BLDG 1956. RICHARD J NEUTRA, EAGLE ROCK PLAYGROUND CLUB CALIFORNIA 1954; MOORE RESIDENCE OJAI CA. 1954; O BRIEN RESIDENCE LOUISIANA 1951; HINDS RESIDENCE LA CA 1951. EERO SAARINEN AND ASSOC, US EMBASSY OFFICE BLDG OSLO NORWAY 1960; GENERAL MOTORS BLDGS, WARREN MICHIGAN 1953 AND 1955; CONCORDIA SENIOR COLLEGE, FT WAYNE INDIANA 1959. EDWARD D STONE, US PAVILION BRUSSELS BELGIUM 1958, STUART COMPANY PASADENA CA 1958. PHILIP JOHNSON, ROOFLESS CHURCH NEW HARMONY INDIANA 1961. SMITH, POWELL AND MORGRIDGE, SANTA MONICA CITY COLLEGE 1954. MARIO J CIAMPI, PAUL REITER ASSOC, FERNANDO RIVERA ELEM SCHOOL DALY CITY CA 1961. A. QUINCY JONES, HVISTENDAHL RESIDENCE SAN DIEGO CA 1950. EDWARD A KILLINGSWORTH, BAIRD RESIDENCE LOS ALAMITOS CA 1951. ELIOT NOYES HOUSE NEW CANAAN CONN 1957. AND MORE!

PHOTOS BY EZRA STOLLER, JULIUS SHULMAN, ROBERT C CLEVELAND AND OTHERS. GORGEOUS PHOTOS OF INTERIORS, EXTERIORS AND FLOOR PLANS.