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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226492745

ISBN-139780226492742

eBay Product ID (ePID)5972714

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Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameCharnley House : Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Making of Chicago's GoldCoast

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

SubjectUnited States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), General

TypeTextbook

AuthorRichard Longstreth

Subject AreaTravel, Architecture

SeriesChicago Architecture and Urbanism Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight38.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width8.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-022758

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"The six essays collected here offer fresh perspectives on the house''s relationship to both its physical and social environment as well as to wider architectural trends, and on the functional use of its still intact domestic spaces."-- Burlington Magazine, The six essays collected here offer fresh perspectives on the house's relationship to both its physical and social environment as well as to wider architectural trends, and on the functional use of its still intact domestic spaces., "The six essays collected here offer fresh perspectives on the house''s relationship to both its physical and social environment as well as to wider architectural trends, and on the functional use of its still intact domestic spaces."--Burlington Magazine

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal728/.372/0977311

Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Preface Editor's Note 1. The Elusive Charnley House Richard Longstreth 2. Charnleys by the Lake: Houses, Apartments, and Fashion on Chicago's Gold Coast Daniel Bluestone 3. The Charnley House in Its Architectural Context Paul Kruty 4. At Home on Astor Street: Uses of Interior Space at the Charnley House Elizabeth Collins Cromley 5. Who Designed the Charnley House: Louis Sullivan or Frank Lloyd Wright? Paul Sprague 6. The Charnley House as an Architectural Embryo Narciso Menocal Afterword: A Case for Collaboration Richard Longstreth Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisSituated in Chicago's famed Gold Coast, just north of the Magnificent Mile, the Charnley house is one of the finest dwellings in the city and considered worldwide to be a stunning example of avant-garde architecture. Now the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998, the house was built in 1892 at a critical moment in urban and architectural history. The Charnley House is the first authoritative publication on the building, which has long been discussed in surveys but never before examined in detail. In this collection of original essays, six well-known architectural historians illuminate various aspects of the house, both inside and out, as they consider its remarkable formal and spatial qualities, its historical significance in the development of Chicago's elite residential neighborhood, and its place in the context of American domestic architecture. the building's designer. While many have ascribed the scheme to Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan's chief assistant at the time, this book sheds new light on how the house relates significantly to the work of both master and apprentice. The continuing debate over the house's authorship highlights the importance of the Charnley house in the history of modern architecture as a seminal work of residential design in the United States. These thoroughly researched interpretations, supplemented by an abundance of never-before-published illustrations, analyze this house of distinction with the care and detail it deserves. Beautifully restored in the late 1980s, the Charnley house now has a book worthy of it., Situated in Chicago's famed Gold Coast, just north of the Magnificent Mile, the Charnley house is one of the finest dwellings in the city and considered worldwide to be a stunning example of avant-garde architecture. Now the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998, the house was built in 1892 at a critical moment in urban and architectural history. The Charnley House is the first authoritative publication on the building, which has long been discussed in surveys but never before examined in detail. In this collection of original essays, six well-known architectural historians illuminate various aspects of the house, both inside and out, as they consider its remarkable formal and spatial qualities, its historical significance in the development of Chicago's elite residential neighborhood, and its place in the context of American domestic architecture. Equally important, the contributors tackle the knotty, decades-old issue concerning the building's designer. While many have ascribed the scheme to Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan's chief assistant at the time, this book sheds new light on how the house relates significantly to the work of both master and apprentice. The continuing debate over the house's "authorship" highlights the importance of the Charnley house in the history of modern architecture as the seminal work of residential design in the United States. These thoroughly researched interpretations, supplemented by an abundance of never before published illustrations, analyze this house of distinction with the care and detail it deserves. Beautifully restored in late 1980s, the Charnley house now has a book worthy of it.

LC Classification NumberNA7238.C4C48 2004