Pierluigi Serraino Libros

Creador de las célebres sillas y mesas "Tulipe" de Knoll, Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) fue uno de los modeladores de espacio más eminentes del siglo XX, fusionando formas dinámicas y sensibilidad modernista en la arquitectura y el diseño. Sus creaciones más famosas incluyen tres edificios emblemáticos de la América de posguerra: el aeropuerto internacional Dulles de Washington D.C., el terminal TWA del aeropuerto JFK en Nueva York, y la Gateway Arch de St. Louis, de 192 metros de altura. Muchas de sus estructuras revelan curvas funiculares. Durante su larga colaboración con Knoll, Saarinen también diseñó una variedad de muebles célebres, entre ellos la silla "Grasshopper" y el sofá "Womb". Casado con Aline Bernstein Saarinen, crítica de arte y arquitectura, Saarinen colaboró con Charles Eames en su primer asiento premiado, la "Organic Chair". A través de numerosas ilustraciones que retratan la vida y carrera de Saarinen, este libro de arquitectura sigue al creador desde sus estudios y formación hasta sus proyectos más prestigiosos, analizando la nueva dimensión que cada una de sus creaciones aportó al paisaje modernista.

The book showcases the innovative landscape architecture and garden design of mid-century North America, featuring the work of renowned photographers Julius Shulman and Ezra Stoller. It highlights previously unpublished photographs that capture the essence and creativity of this transformative period in design, offering a unique visual exploration of the era's influential figures and their contributions to the field.

This collection pays homage to California Modernism in all its forms. Bringing together nearly 250 forgotten masterpieces, Shulman pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement.

Many people think modernist architecture never flowered in California north of the San Fernando Valley. NorCalMod dispels that notion in a copiously illustrated history showcasing extraordinary examples of its proud contribution to the Bay Area and environs. As a style, modernist architecture was hotly debated in its day (why create modern structures where such distinctive Victorian and Arts and Crafts buildings already existed?) pulling heavyweights such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Lewis Mumford, and Walter Gropius into the fray. Ultimately, that existing "Bay Region Style" would remain the area's architectural hallmark, but not before hundreds of important modernist projects, many still standing yet unjustly neglected today, had been established. The remarkable photos in this book open our eyes to a long-lost chapter in the history of California architecture and make NorCalMod a volume to be enjoyed by those interested in California history and style as well as by architecture students and professionals.