Et in Suburbia Ego : José Oubrerie's Miller House (2014, Paperback) by in TXT, DJV
9781881390527 English 1881390527 Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as José Oubrerie¿s signal accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier¿s Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Heidi Weber Pavilion in Zurich, the Venice Hospital, and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert, which Oubrerie completed to great acclaim in 2006. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of Modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. Et in Suburbia Ego: José Oubrerie¿s Miller House gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton, and Douglas Graf alongside a wealth of newly commissioned photographs and never-before-published drawings and models from Oubrerie¿s archive which documents the house at a level of detail not normally seen in architectural monographs. The book also includes an extensive interview of Oubrerie by John McMorrough which examines the architect¿s design process for the house as well as his personal motivations, his early training and collaboration with Le Corbusier, and his experience as a leading architect and educator in the United States since the early 1970s., Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as Jos� Oubrerie�s signal accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier�s Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Heidi Weber Pavilion in Zurich, the Venice Hospital, and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert, which Oubrerie completed to great acclaim in 2006. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of Modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. Et in Suburbia Ego: Jos� Oubrerie�s Miller House gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton, and Douglas Graf alongside a wealth of newly commissioned photographs and never-before-published drawings and models from Oubrerie�s archive which documents the house at a level of detail not normally seen in architectural monographs. The book also includes an extensive interview of Oubrerie by John McMorrough which examines the architect�s design process for the house as well as his personal motivations, his early training and collaboration with Le Corbusier, and his experience as a leading architect and educator in the United States since the early 1970s., Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as architect Jose Oubrerie's most notable accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier's Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Venice Hospital and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks a highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. "Et in Suburbia Ego: Jose Oubrerie's Miller House" gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton and Douglas Graf alongside newly commissioned photographs and previously unpublished drawings and models from Oubrerie's archive, documenting the house at a level of detail rarely seen in architectural monographs.
9781881390527 English 1881390527 Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as José Oubrerie¿s signal accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier¿s Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Heidi Weber Pavilion in Zurich, the Venice Hospital, and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert, which Oubrerie completed to great acclaim in 2006. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of Modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. Et in Suburbia Ego: José Oubrerie¿s Miller House gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton, and Douglas Graf alongside a wealth of newly commissioned photographs and never-before-published drawings and models from Oubrerie¿s archive which documents the house at a level of detail not normally seen in architectural monographs. The book also includes an extensive interview of Oubrerie by John McMorrough which examines the architect¿s design process for the house as well as his personal motivations, his early training and collaboration with Le Corbusier, and his experience as a leading architect and educator in the United States since the early 1970s., Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as Jos� Oubrerie�s signal accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier�s Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Heidi Weber Pavilion in Zurich, the Venice Hospital, and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert, which Oubrerie completed to great acclaim in 2006. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of Modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. Et in Suburbia Ego: Jos� Oubrerie�s Miller House gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton, and Douglas Graf alongside a wealth of newly commissioned photographs and never-before-published drawings and models from Oubrerie�s archive which documents the house at a level of detail not normally seen in architectural monographs. The book also includes an extensive interview of Oubrerie by John McMorrough which examines the architect�s design process for the house as well as his personal motivations, his early training and collaboration with Le Corbusier, and his experience as a leading architect and educator in the United States since the early 1970s., Completed in 1992 in Lexington, Kentucky, the Miller House stands as architect Jose Oubrerie's most notable accomplishment in the United States. Among the last members of Le Corbusier's Paris atelier, Oubrerie is best known for his collaborations with Le Corbusier on projects including the Venice Hospital and the church of St. Pierre de Firminy-Vert. The Miller House, with its deft synthesis of modernist elements with American vernacular construction and an array of historical sources, marks a highly original swerve from modernist orthodoxy and a landmark achievement in American architecture. "Et in Suburbia Ego: Jose Oubrerie's Miller House" gathers new commentary and interpretation by leading voices in contemporary architecture including Jeffrey Kipnis, Kenneth Frampton and Douglas Graf alongside newly commissioned photographs and previously unpublished drawings and models from Oubrerie's archive, documenting the house at a level of detail rarely seen in architectural monographs.