first edition Hardcover
New York
by Hitchcock, Jr., Henry-Russell; Philip Johnson; Alfred H. Barr, Jr. (Preface)
New York: W. W. Norton & Company. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Small Quarto. 240pp. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt and black lettering on cover and spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket with black and red lettering and publisher's device on spine. Inscribed "To J. J. P. Oud, leader among architects, and the best critic of critics among us, Philip Johnson," and signed "Henry-Russell Hitchcock" on front free endpaper. To our knowledge the only copy signed by both authors and dedicated to one of their heroes of modern architecture.
"... the text itself is intended as an introduction to the illustrations, one need scarcely speak at length about them. The authors have spent nearly two years in assembling the photographic and documentary material from which the illustrations were chosen. They form a carefully selected anthology of the Style as it has developed in Germany, Holland and France, and spread throughout the world, extending from Finland to Italy, from England to Russia, and beyond to Japan and the United States." (Alfred H. Barr, Jr.).
This work is regarded as the most influential work of architectural criticism and history of the 20th century. Its authors argue that architects of the 1910s and 1920s abandoned the imitative "styles" of the nineteenth century in favor of designs prompted by the vision of the individual architect. Hitchcock and Johnson suggest that this experiment produced, by the early 1930s, a distinct style, as sound and deserving of respect as some of the most revered styles of the past, including classical, Gothic, renaissance, and baroque.
Examples of this new style accompanied the original text in the form of blueprints and designs and are reproduced in this book. "The International Style" was written to record the International Exhibition of Modern Architecture held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1932, and it identified, categorized and expanded upon characteristics common to Modernism across the world and its stylistic aspects.
The aim of Hitchcock and Johnson was to define a style that would encapsulate this modern architecture, and they did this by the inclusion of specific architects. The authors identified three principles: the expression of volume rather than mass, the emphasis on balance rather than preconceived symmetry, and the expulsion of applied ornament. "The International Style" quickly became the definitive statement of the principles underlying the work of such giants as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and other pioneers. Hitchcock was considered the founder of modern architectural history. Johnson was considered an icon of the modern movement, as well as one of its most celebrated and questionable figures. This book is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions, floor plans, and architectural drawings.
Dustjacket with light wear along edges, small chips and small closed tears. Endpapers with light damp-staining, both endpapers with small stain from removal of price sticker. (Inventory #: 54732)
"... the text itself is intended as an introduction to the illustrations, one need scarcely speak at length about them. The authors have spent nearly two years in assembling the photographic and documentary material from which the illustrations were chosen. They form a carefully selected anthology of the Style as it has developed in Germany, Holland and France, and spread throughout the world, extending from Finland to Italy, from England to Russia, and beyond to Japan and the United States." (Alfred H. Barr, Jr.).
This work is regarded as the most influential work of architectural criticism and history of the 20th century. Its authors argue that architects of the 1910s and 1920s abandoned the imitative "styles" of the nineteenth century in favor of designs prompted by the vision of the individual architect. Hitchcock and Johnson suggest that this experiment produced, by the early 1930s, a distinct style, as sound and deserving of respect as some of the most revered styles of the past, including classical, Gothic, renaissance, and baroque.
Examples of this new style accompanied the original text in the form of blueprints and designs and are reproduced in this book. "The International Style" was written to record the International Exhibition of Modern Architecture held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1932, and it identified, categorized and expanded upon characteristics common to Modernism across the world and its stylistic aspects.
The aim of Hitchcock and Johnson was to define a style that would encapsulate this modern architecture, and they did this by the inclusion of specific architects. The authors identified three principles: the expression of volume rather than mass, the emphasis on balance rather than preconceived symmetry, and the expulsion of applied ornament. "The International Style" quickly became the definitive statement of the principles underlying the work of such giants as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and other pioneers. Hitchcock was considered the founder of modern architectural history. Johnson was considered an icon of the modern movement, as well as one of its most celebrated and questionable figures. This book is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions, floor plans, and architectural drawings.
Dustjacket with light wear along edges, small chips and small closed tears. Endpapers with light damp-staining, both endpapers with small stain from removal of price sticker. (Inventory #: 54732)
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