Materializing the Immaterial: The Architecture of Wallace Cunningham

Giovannini, Joseph (Wallace Cunningham)

ISBN 10: 097495652X / ISBN 13: 9780974956527

Published by U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 2006

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SIGNED and personalized on title page by Wallace Cunningham--visible in photo. Jacket has light rubbing. SECOND PRINTING of the first edition--copyright page visible in photo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Materializing the Immaterial: The Architecture of Wallace Cunningham
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097495652X
• ISBN 13: 9780974956527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This generously illustrated book assesses the architectural vision of Wallace Cunningham, the innovative and intuitive Southern California architect whose buildings reveal light and embody motion and spirituality. From small mountain cabins to urban townhouses, from waterfront residences to museums, Cunningham’s structures respond poetically and functionally to the land?and to the cityscapes in which they are set. His works reflect the architect’s belief that ?buildings are not just visual?buildings need to radiate emotion.”
The book traces Cunningham’s development from his youth in the architecturally rich city of Buffalo through his apprenticeship at Taliesen, where he absorbed Frank Lloyd Wright’s theory of organic architecture, to his current practice in San Diego. Eighteen case studies of his projects, both built and unbuilt, illustrate how the architect opens his structures to sky, landscape, and views, and how he uses light to define and animate space. The book also includes a comprehensive record of Cunningham's works, publications, and exhibits.

About the Authors

Joseph Giovannini is an architecture critic and author based in New York City and Los Angeles. He contributes regularly to the New York Times, Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, and Art in America.

Joseph Giovannini is an architecture critic and author based in New York City and Los Angeles. He contributes regularly to the New York Times, Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, and Art in America.