Books like American Masterworks by Kenneth Frampton

This century produced such icons of modern architecture as the Greene brothers' arts-and-crafts Gamble House in Pasadena, California, of 1908; Eliel Saarinen's 1929 residence at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Michael Graves's own neoclassical villa in Princeton, New Jersey. Over the decades, American and international architects alike responded to the rising standard of living, rapidly expanding suburbs, and receptive clients, leading to the creative use of unconventional building materials and mass-produced components. The 1920s saw Frank Lloyd Wright recover the concrete block from the architectural gutter, used it in notable Southern California homes like the Storer House in Hollywood of 1923. This illustrated volume presents 22 masterpieces, exploring each house in depth, discussing its place in American architecture history and its significance in the oeuvre of its architect.

First publish date: 1995