RICHARD NEUTRA'S WINDSHIELD HOUSE

Neumann, Dietrich; Goldhagen, Sarah Williams; Silvetti, Jorge; Hines, Thomas S.; Mishie, Thomas S.

ISBN 10: 0300092032 / ISBN 13: 9780300092035

Published by Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, 2001

About this Item

Signed first printing of this reflection on the first Richard Neutra-designed home on the East Coast, a relatively short-lived but important stucture signed by four of the contributors. Tragically destroyed by a hurricane just weeks after it completion in 1938, Neuman's collection carefully examines this important but lost Neutra design. 8.5'' x 10.75''. Original color pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in black and white and color, with silver metallic accents. 150 pages including index. Signed by Goldhagen, Silvetti, Hines, and Neumann to contents page. Print-out request for signatures loosely laid in, initialed by Goldhagen. Wrapper with mild edgewear, corners mildly thumbed. Bright and clean overall. Seller Inventory # 46756

Bibliographic Details

Title: RICHARD NEUTRA'S WINDSHIELD HOUSE

Publisher: Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very good plus.

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

In 1936, John Nicholas and Anne Brown commissioned Richard Neutra, the great Vienna-born architect, to design a summer house for them on Fishers Island, New York. Completed in 1938, Windshield (named for its large expanses of glass) was Neutra's most significant residential building outside Los Angeles and the only one on the East Coast. A striking example of International Style architecture that featured many modern innovations, including two of R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion bathrooms, the house was severely damaged by a hurricane only weeks after its completion. The Browns rebuilt the house and continued to occupy it until 1959. The house was destroyed by fire in 1975. This engaging publication, written by prominent scholars of contemporary architecture and design, is the first to focus on the collaborative design process for Windshield, as revealed by the extensive Brown/Neutra correspondence, as well as on its role in modern American architecture. J. Carter Brown has contributed personal recollections about growing up in Windshield.

About the Author:

Dietrich Neumann is a professor in the department of the history of art and architecture at Brown University. Joyce Botelho is director of the John Nicholas Brown Center for the Study of American Civilization at Brown University. Thomas S. Hines is professor of history and architecture at UCLA. Thomas Michie is curator of decorative arts at the RISD Museum. J. Carter Brown is the former director of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.