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A curated list of more than 250 must-see destinations organized geographically from Maine to FloridaFeaturing architecture by some of the biggest Mid-Century names, including Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Eero Saarinen, and Philip Johnson, each of the more than 250 buildings is located on a regional map. The book includes all the additional information needed to find and visit each building.Its cool and functional design makes this book a coveted Modernist-style object in itself.Including icons from The Met Breuer to the fabulous beach houses of Fire Island, private homes in Connecticut, Manhattan skyscrapers, and the Tropical Modern residences of Sarasota, Florida, it is a must-have guide to one of the most fertile and lesser-known regions for the development of Mid-Century Modern architecture.
About the Author
Sam Lubell is author of ten books on architecture for Phaidon, The Monacelli Press, Metropolis Books, and Rizzoli. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Dwell, Wired, The Atlantic, Metropolis, Architectural Record, Architect, The Architect's Newspaper, Travel Leisure, and other publications. Lubell has co-curated the exhibitions Never Built Los Angeles (A D Architecture and Design Museum) and Never Built New York (Queens Museum) , and taught at Columbia University GSAPP and Syracuse University School of Architecture.
