The Sarasota School of Architecture 1941–1966 - Hardcover

Howey, John

 
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Documents the work of a group of American architects who adapted the tenets of European modernism to the tropical environment of Sarasota, Florida, between 1941 and 1966, drawing on interviews with surviving architects and original clients. Looks at early influences on the Sarasota group, the effect of WWII on the architects, and the influences of the Bauhaus and International Style. Includes b&w and color photos, and career chronologies for each architect. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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The essays are fascinating, the authors well known, and the content relevant to architectural historians, authors, writers, critics, and students.

--Library Journal

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Documents the work of a group of American architects who adapted the tenets of European modernism to the tropical environment of Sarasota, Florida, between 1941 and 1966, drawing on interviews with surviving architects and original clients. Looks at early influences on the Sarasota group, the effect of WWII on the architects, and the influences of

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Publisher: MIT Press, 1997
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