Synopses & Reviews
Modern Architecture in St. Louis chronicles the exciting evolution of architecture in the St. Louis area between 1948 and 1973 with insightful essays by established architectural scholars on the significant aspects of modern architecture in St. Louis and of the Washington University School of Architecture in the flowering of mid-century American modernism.
Vivid archival photographs and drawings illustrate the authors' historical analyses. Also included are statements about the School of Architecture written by distinguished alumni and faculty, including Fumihiko Maki, a former faculty member. This volume is a landmark study of architectural history that reveals a rich pocket of little known American creativity.
Table of Contents
Foreword-Dean Cynthia Weese
Acknowledgments
I. Essays
Co-making the Modern Monument: the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and Saarinens Gateway Arch
Helene Lipstadt
Moderate Modernism: Sacred Architecture in St. Louis and its Suburbs
Kathleen James-Chakraborty
Triumph and Eclipse: modern architecture in St. Louis and the School of Architecture
Eric Mumford
II. Memoirs
Joseph Passonneau
George Anselevicius
Constantine E. Michaelides
Gyo Obata
Fumihiko Maki
Building Lists
Contributors
Index