Phillip Cox, Niall Cronin

What a Building Does (eBook, ePUB)

The Hoosier Modernisms of Evans Woollen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hoosier architect Evans Woollen (1927-2016) made a profound contribution to the built identity of Indianapolis, Indiana. Most recognized for introducing concrete Brutalism to the city, his practice was in fact surprisingly diverse, ranging from significant public buildings that are today some of the city's most iconic structures to humble churches, single-family homes, and historic renovations. Some loved his emphatic, proudly modern buildings, while others found them challenging, severe, or even ugly, but all agreed they were boundary pushing, the handiwork of an iconoclastic architect on the cutting edge of contemporary design.

Surveying the full breadth of Woollen's six-decade career, What a Building Does tells the complete story of this essential Midwestern practitioner for the first time: from his early years as a student of Philip Johnson and Louis Kahn; to his decision to open his practice in Indianapolis; to his later professional successes across Indiana and beyond. With a focus on ten of Woollen's most important built works, this book explores the dynamic ideas which shaped his architecture and the complex relationship he held with Indianapolis, his hometown. Most significantly, it also discovers a multi-decade practice of empathetic, human-centered design conducted long before such ideas were mainstream.

Featuring nearly 150 new full-color photos, never-before-seen archival material, and dozens of interviews with former colleagues, clients, and friends, What a Building Does expands the narrative of modern architecture and its legacy in the American Midwest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780253074126
• Artikelnr.: 75467575

Autorenporträt

Phillip Cox is a writer and native Hoosier. He now lives in New York City where he previously worked for the design firm Pentagram.

Niall Cronin is a photographer in New York City. Born in Indianapolis, his work has been shown at the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) and Edington Gallery. He's been published in the Financial Times, Fast Company, and Time Out.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, by Steven Mannheimer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Biography
How to Be a Good Architect: Evans Woollen in Context
Projects
Parke House
Clowes Memorial Hall
Barton Tower
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Musical Arts Center
Minton-Capehart Federal Building
New Harmony Inn
Saint Meinrad Monastery
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Central Library
List of Projects
Notes