This collection of essays examines the life and legacy of Houston architect Howard Barnstone, whose modernist designs and pioneering writings reshaped perceptions of the architecture of Texas.
This collection of essays examines the life and legacy of Houston architect Howard Barnstone, whose modernist designs and pioneering writings reshaped perceptions of the architecture of Texas.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Barrie Scardino Bradley is an independent scholar who has written on Texas architecture for the past forty years. She is the author of several books, including Improbable Metropolis: Houston¿s Architectural and Urban History . Stephen Fox is an architectural historian and a Fellow of the Anchorage Foundation of Texas. Michelangelo Sabatino is an architectural historian and preservationist. He is the former interim dean and inaugural John Vinci Distinguished Research Fellow, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology.
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1. Foreword. Call Me Howard, Please! (Carlos Jiménez) 2. Preface 3. Introduction. Why Howard Barnstone Why? (Stephen Fox and Michelangelo Sabatino) 4. 1. Howard Barnstone’s Architecture * Chapter 1. Barnstone’s Practice (Stephen Fox) * Chapter 2. Translating Mies: Barnstone and Houston Modernism (Michelangelo Sabatino) * Chapter 3. To Be Modern in Texas: Lone Star Avant-Garde (Kathryn E. Holliday) 5. 2. Howard Barnstone’s Clients * Chapter 4. A Constructive Connection: Barnstone and the Menils (Barrie Scardino Bradley) * Chapter 5. An Architectural Family Portrait (Robert Barnstone and Deborah Ascher Barnstone) * Chapter 6. Barnstone’s Jewish Houston (Joshua J. Furman) 6. 3. Howard Barnstone’s Life * Chapter 7. A Short Biography (Barrie Scardino Bradley and Stephen Fox) * Chapter 8. Barnstone and the University of Houston (Bruce C. Webb) * Chapter 9. The Worst Thing That Can Happen: Gertrude and Howard (Olive Hershey) 7. Conclusion. Magical Modernism (Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino) 8. Afterword. Looking toward the Future (Theodore H.¿M. Prudon) 9. Appendices * 1. Interview with Eugene Aubry * 2. Interview with Anne Schlumberger Brown * 3. Architectural Awards 10. Catalogue Raisonné 11. Selected Bibliography 12. Contributors 13. Index
1. Foreword. Call Me Howard, Please! (Carlos Jiménez) 2. Preface 3. Introduction. Why Howard Barnstone Why? (Stephen Fox and Michelangelo Sabatino) 4. 1. Howard Barnstone’s Architecture * Chapter 1. Barnstone’s Practice (Stephen Fox) * Chapter 2. Translating Mies: Barnstone and Houston Modernism (Michelangelo Sabatino) * Chapter 3. To Be Modern in Texas: Lone Star Avant-Garde (Kathryn E. Holliday) 5. 2. Howard Barnstone’s Clients * Chapter 4. A Constructive Connection: Barnstone and the Menils (Barrie Scardino Bradley) * Chapter 5. An Architectural Family Portrait (Robert Barnstone and Deborah Ascher Barnstone) * Chapter 6. Barnstone’s Jewish Houston (Joshua J. Furman) 6. 3. Howard Barnstone’s Life * Chapter 7. A Short Biography (Barrie Scardino Bradley and Stephen Fox) * Chapter 8. Barnstone and the University of Houston (Bruce C. Webb) * Chapter 9. The Worst Thing That Can Happen: Gertrude and Howard (Olive Hershey) 7. Conclusion. Magical Modernism (Barrie Scardino Bradley, Stephen Fox, and Michelangelo Sabatino) 8. Afterword. Looking toward the Future (Theodore H.¿M. Prudon) 9. Appendices * 1. Interview with Eugene Aubry * 2. Interview with Anne Schlumberger Brown * 3. Architectural Awards 10. Catalogue Raisonné 11. Selected Bibliography 12. Contributors 13. Index
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