Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulze's acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the master German-American modern architect. Coauthored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition features extensive new research and commentary and draws on the best recent work of American and German scholars. The authors' major new discoveries include the massive transcript of the early 1950s Farnsworth House court case, which discloses for the first time the facts about Mies' epic battle with his client Edith Farnsworth. Giving voice to dozens of architects who knew and worked with (and sometimes against) Mies, this comprehensive biography tells the compelling story of how Mies and his students and followers created some of the most significant buildings of the twentieth century.

In this biography, Franz Schulze probes the private and professional life of one of the most famous architects and architectural critics of the 20th century. The only son of a wealthy Midwestern family, Philip Johnson was a millionaire by the time he graduated from Harvard, and in 1932 he helped stage the historic International Style exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. A patron of the arts and a political activist who flirted with the politics of Hitler, Huey Long, and Father Coughlin, Johnson created controversial and historical structures such as the Glass House, the Roofless Church, the AT & T Building, the Crustal Cathedral, and many more. Johnsons's personal charms paired with his manipulative ploys - like his "borrowing" of designs - shine through in this biography. Drawing on Johnson's correspondence, personal photographs, and speeches, and on interviews with his friends and contemporaries, Schulze fills the biography with information on the architect's family, travels, friends and lovers, and his many buildings and spaces themselves.

In this unique 2-volume, 800-page book with more than 2,500 images, Marilyn Neuhart tells the story, to paraphrase Charles Eames himself, of how Eames furniture got to be the way it is.

Franz Schulze war Direktor der Navigationsschule zu L beck und damit ausgewiesener Fachmann in Bezug auf alle Fragen der Schiffahrtskunde. Dieses Buch aus dem Jahr 1898 diente als praktischer Almanach f r den gesamten nautischen Bordbetrieb auf damaligen Handelsschiffen.

Franz Schulze war Direktor der Navigationsschule zu L beck und damit ausgewiesener Fachmann in Bezug auf alle Fragen der Schiffahrtskunde. Dieses Buch aus dem Jahr 1898 diente als praktischer Almanach f r den gesamten nautischen Bordbetrieb auf damaligen Handelsschiffen. Es enth lt alles Wissenswerte zur terrestrischen und astronomischen Navigation, eine bersicht ber alle nautischen Instrumente und vieles andere mehr. Wer sich - etwa an Bord traditioneller Schiffe - f r herk mmliche Navigation interessiert, kommt an diesem gut lesbaren Grundlagenwerk nicht vorbei.

Franz Schulze war seines Zeichens Direktor der Navigationsschule zu L beck und damit ausgewiesener Fachmann in Bezug auf alle Fragen der Schiffahrtskunde. Dieses Buch aus dem Jahr 1898 diente als praktischer Almanach f r den gesamten nautischen Bordbetrieb auf damaligen Handelsschiffen. Es enth lt alles Wissenswerte zur terrestrischen und astronomischen Navigation, eine bersicht ber alle nautischen Instrumente und vieles andere mehr. Wer sich - etwa an Bord traditioneller Schiffe - f r herk mmliche Navigation interessiert, kommt an diesem gut lesbaren Grundlagenwerk nicht vorbei.

The newest title in the Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide series takes readers on a tour of Illinois Institute of Technology, one of the landmarks of modern American architecture. With a master plan and twenty renowned buildings by Mies van der Rohe, IIT has long been a pilgrimage site for architects and students of design. Thousands of visitors arrive each year to see International Style masterpieces such as S. R. Crown Hall, home of IIT's College of Architecture and one of Mies's greatest works.
Today, IIT is in the midst of an exciting new chapter in its design history. A new student center designed by Rem Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture has once again put IIT at the forefront of the design world. Meanwhile, a new master plan for the campus, new landscaping, and a residence-hall complex by Helmut Jahn have reinvigorated student life and revitalized the surrounding community of Chicago's South Side.
Featuring archival images of the Mies buildings as well as newly commissioned photographs of IIT's latest additions, this beautifully produced guide presents a comprehensive architectural walk through America's most distinguished modern campus.