Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century

Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century

Kathryn E Holliday • Rizzoli

ISBN-10: 0847838889 · ISBN-13: 978‑0847838882 · 2012

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Dimensions: 11.8 × 10.1 × 0.9 in

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"Ralph Walker Architect of the Century" By: Kathryn E. Holiday Publisher: Rizzoli New York Book. What a deal!!! And each book has an acetate dust cover I found these books in a high end decorator store that closed .. And those are the six listed for sale in this listing You will receive a brand new sealed book with purchase unless you specify otherwise ABOUT THIS BOOK: A commemorative album for a February 2012 anniversary celebration of architect Ralph Walker's groundbreaking contributions to the New York skyline. By Kathryn E. Holliday ’91 . Rizzoli New York, 2012. The first monograph to chronicle the innovative vision of Walker, named “architect of the century” by the New York Times in 1957. Called “the only other honest architect in America” by Frank Lloyd Wright, Walker shaped New York’s skyline during the 1920s, from the iconic Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building at 140 West Street to the luxurious Irving Trust Building in the heart of the city’s financial district. Walker was a master of modern ornament, using his skill as a designer to “humanize” the skyscraper and the city itself. From the Publisher . The first book dedicated to the career of one of New York’s most successful and prolific yet forgotten architects. Ralph Walker shaped New York’s skyline during the Roaring Twenties, from the iconic Barclay-Vesey Telephone Building at 140 West Street to the luxurious Irving Trust bank tower at 1 Wall Street in the heart of the city’s financial district. Walker was a master of modern ornament, using his skills as a designer to “humanize” the skyscraper and the city itself. In 1957, a New York Times headline proclaimed Walker “architect of the century,” an honor bestowed by his fellow architects celebrating his “brilliance” as a philosopher and a humanitarian. Walker shaped the Chicago and New York World’s Fairs of the 1930s and became an outspoken advocate for his vision of a humane American city. Across the fifty years of his practice, Walker remained dedicated to defining a modern architecture from the dramatic towers of the dense city to the serene landscapes of the suburbs. Ralph Walker: Architect of the Century is the first monograph to present this forgotten vision of 20th-century architecture.

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