{"product_id":"9783836544733","title":"Breuer","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eModern Attitude\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brave new forms of Marcel Breuer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1956, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine called him one of the defining “form-givers of the 20th century.” Today, \u003cb\u003eMarcel Breuer\u003c\/b\u003e (1902–1981) remains a \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003elocus classicus\u003c\/i\u003e of modernism\u003c\/b\u003e for architects and designers alike. As a \u003cb\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/b\u003e pioneer, even his earliest work was marked by a material restraint; the balance of texture, color, and shape; and a \u003cb\u003esymbiosis of local and global, big and small, rough and smooth\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential introductory monograph, we survey Breuer’s complete career through some of his most influential projects and ideas, from his landmark \u003cb\u003etubular furniture\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eMoMA Research House\u003c\/b\u003e to his innovation of \u003cb\u003e“binuclear” housing\u003c\/b\u003e, splitting living and sleeping areas into separate wings. Along the way, we follow Hungarian-born Breuer’s journey to international acclaim, with featured projects from Germany, France, England, Switzerland, and across the United States contributing to his global status as a \u003cb\u003emodernist maestro\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the series:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e an introduction to the life and work of the architect \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the major works in chronological order \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035710243056,"sku":"9783836544733","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836544733_p0.jpg?v=1769887891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836544733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}