Minoru Yamasaki (signed by author)
Discover the definitive reevaluation of one of midcentury America’s most influential yet polarizing architectural icons.
In Minoru Yamasaki: Humanist Architecture for a Modernist World, author Dale Allen Gyure delivers a meticulously researched biography and critical analysis of the architect famously known for designing New York’s original World Trade Center. Born to Japanese immigrant parents in Seattle, Yamasaki rose to become a towering figure in midcentury Modernism, even gracing the cover of Time magazine in 1963. This beautifully illustrated volume explores how his self-proclaimed humanist designs sought to inject visual pleasure, historical reference, and emotional connection into the rigid, functional landscapes of orthodox Modernism.
Key Features
- Comprehensive Reappraisal: The first book-length study to fully examine Yamasaki’s complex legacy, from his explosive fame to his stark critical rejection.
- Richly Illustrated: Features 296 oversized pages packed with 70 vibrant color and 119 black-and-white illustrations mapping out his architectural evolution.
- Humanist Philosophy: Explores his unique attempts to merge global historical aesthetics with contemporary structural engineering to create spaces focused on the human experience.
Product Specifications
- Title: Minoru Yamasaki: Humanist Architecture for a Modernist World
- Author: Dale Allen Gyure
- Publisher: Yale University Press (2017)
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 296
- ISBN-13: 9780300217094
- Dimensions: 11.50 x 9.00 x 1.00 Inches
Perfect for architects, historians, and design enthusiasts alike, this book is an essential addition to any modernist library, firmly restoring a forgotten master to his rightful place in architectural history.
Fine in decorative boards, with light shelf wear. Signed by author on title page (see photo). [I5]
$ 375.00
