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Elizabeth Scheu Close - A Life in Modern Architecture (Hardcover)
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Elizabeth Scheu Close - A Life in Modern Architecture (Hardcover)
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An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota's first
modern architect Elizabeth "Lisl" Scheu Close (1912-2011) left an
indelible mark on Minnesota's built landscape during her six
decades as an architect. In 1938, with her husband, Winston Close,
she founded the state's first architecture firm dedicated to
modernism. In addition to designing the first International Style
house in Minneapolis, the firm also created more than 250 handsome
and efficiently planned modern residences. One of few women who
were practicing architects in the mid-twentieth century, she blazed
a trail for future generations of women in the profession. As Jane
King Hession shows, the trajectory of Lisl's architectural career
was shaped by the political, economic, and aesthetic upheavals of
the twentieth century. Raised in a renowned modern house in Vienna,
Austria, Lisl was exposed to revolutionary ideas in art and
architecture at a young age. Forced to emigrate to the United
States as the Nazis rose to power in Europe, she completed her
architectural education at MIT. During the Depression, she
struggled to find work and encountered challenges as a young woman
in the field. In her pursuit of and devotion to a singular and
successful career as a modern architect, she proved herself to be
talented, determined, and adept at negotiating obstacles. Through
documentation of Lisl's projects, this personal and professional
biography also explores multiple aspects of modern architecture,
including the innovative use of new materials and technologies, the
design of prefabricated houses, and the relationship between
residential design and changing American lifestyles.
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