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Lorsque Albert Frey (1903-1998) a quitté sa Suisse natale pour les Etats-Unis, en 1930, ce fut en emportant l influence de son mentor, Le Corbusier. L innovante Aluminaire House, développée avec A. L. Kocher, fut exposée en 1932 par Henry-Russell Hitchcock et Philip Johnson lors de la légendaire exposition « Le style international : l architecture depuis 1922 », au Musée d Art Moderne de New York, comme une illustration rare du mouvement en Amérique. Peu après Frey découvrit le désert californien, où il s établit et réalisa la plus grande partie de son uvre. Cherchant tout au long de sa vie de nouvelles manières de construire, et travaillant également sur les matériaux préfabriqués, il publia régulièrement les résultats de ses recherches. Son talent visionnaire et ses demeures élégantes et clairement structurées ont fait de lui le fondateur du « modernisme du désert ».
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First published July 1, 2008
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April 4, 2015
Jun. 5, 2013
Because this particular book covers fewer projects than other books in the Basic Architecture series, it's able to provide a nice level of detail about the projects that are covered. There are basic drawings provided for the majority of the buildings. Many of the photos are by Julius Shulman and many are printed in color. As with the other books in this series, the print quality is excellent.
Because this particular book covers fewer projects than other books in the Basic Architecture series, it's able to provide a nice level of detail about the projects that are covered. There are basic drawings provided for the majority of the buildings. Many of the photos are by Julius Shulman and many are printed in color. As with the other books in this series, the print quality is excellent.
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