richard nickel committee chicago (8 results)

Softcover, 108 pages; very good condition; small tear to bottom of creased spine; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1938 James Speyer departed Harvard's School of Design in order to become Mies van der Rohe's first American graduate student at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago. During the 40s and 50s he taught architecture under Mies while at the same time, as an architect in his own right, he completed houses in Chicago and Pittsburgh that represented the cutting edge of new glass-and-steel design. In 1957 Speyer traveled to Greece on a Fulbright fellowship, where he taught at the Polytechneon in Athens; upon returning to America, he became Curator of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. He held this position for the next twenty-five years, and his tenure witnessed over 125 exhibitions and a remarkable expansion to the Institute's permanent collection.This volume includes a biographical essay by Franz Schulze and six accounts from Speyer's friends and colleagues who remember different aspects of his life and work. Floor plans and photographs direct special attention to Speyer's extraordinary, ultra-modernist designsnot only for houses but also for innovative exhibitions at the Art Institute during the 60s and 70s. Traces A. James Speyer's early career as a student of Mies van der Rohe in Chicago. During the 1940s and 1950s he taught architecture under Mies while completing glass and steel projects in Chicago and Pittsburgh. This biography also includes essays by Franz Schulze and six of Speyer's friends. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In 1938 James Speyer departed Harvard's School of Design in order to become Mies van der Rohe's first American graduate student at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago. During the 40s and 50s he taught architecture under Mies while at the same time, as an architect in his own right, he completed houses in Chicago and Pittsburgh that represented the cutting edge of new glass-and-steel design. In 1957 Speyer traveled to Greece on a Fulbright fellowship, where he taught at the Polytechneon in Athens; upon returning to America, he became Curator of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. He held this position for the next twenty-five years, and his tenure witnessed over 125 exhibitions and a remarkable expansion to the Institute's permanent collection.This volume includes a biographical essay by Franz Schulze and six accounts from Speyer's friends and colleagues who remember different aspects of his life and work. Floor plans and photographs direct special attention to Speyer's extraordinary, ultra-modernist designsnot only for houses but also for innovative exhibitions at the Art Institute during the 60s and 70s. Traces A. James Speyer's early career as a student of Mies van der Rohe in Chicago. During the 1940s and 1950s he taught architecture under Mies while completing glass and steel projects in Chicago and Pittsburgh. This biography also includes essays by Franz Schulze and six of Speyer's friends. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 108 pages; very good condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

First edition and first printing. Massive hardcover. 460 pages. The catalogue raisonne of the works of the important architectural firm formed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Features text by John Vinci and Ward Miller. Includes numerous black and white and some color photographs by renowned photographers Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel. A clean and tight near fine copy in gray cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards covered in gray cloth are mostly clean. Corners are sharp. Spine has silver text and is bright with firm ends. Binding is tight. Charcoal gray end papers show little to no sign of age or wear Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have a little edgewear at foot, are a little dusty along head. Illustrated DJ has some edgewear, bumping along head and foot edges, some rub marks.** PS2022.0810** 461 pages. 12 x 12 inches.** ISBN: 978-0-9660273-2-7** Multi-decade project cataloguing the complete architectural work of Adler and Sullivan. Originally a collaboration between Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel; continued after Nickel's untimely death by the Richard Nickel Committee, led by John Vinci and Ward Miller. Copiously illustrated with black and white photographs.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009478"**.

First edition and first printing. Massive hardcover. 460 pages. The catalogue raisonne of the works of the important architectural firm formed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Text by John Vinci and Ward Miller. Includes numerous black and white and some color photographs by renowned photographers Aaron Siskind and Richard Nickel. A very near fine copy in gray cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket with some very minute wear. Signed and inscribed by both Vinci and Miller on the title page. A very nice copy of this important book that's uncommon signed. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition.