Dixon john morris editor (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Features Include: "The Open Office: does it work?" by John F. Pile; "Royalty's Exotic Residence" by Effi Bantzer; "Green lid for 1-5" designed by Lawrence Halprin; "Sweet Life in San Francisco's North Beach" designed by Esherick, Hornsey, Dodge & Davis. Darkening to the edges only, "The Open Office" with underlining and marginalia. 9"- 12". Magazine/Periodical. …

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. Numerous photographs and architectural drawings. Includes work by Frank Gehry and Ron Arad. A near fine copy with rubbing and a little discoloration to the front cover, a slight crease to the lower corner of the front cover, and wear to the edges.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Some shelf wear.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Format is approximately 9 inches by 12 inches. 124 pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Illustrations (many with color). This issue as a focus on Philadelphia. Contents include Editorial: Philadelphia Perceived; Philadelphia Story: Twenty-five years (almost) after the Chinese Wall; From sodhouses to PSFS; Philadelphia's Phantom School' Philadelphia '76; Of Transitions; New crystal palace: Interior architecture: From the people who brought you good taste; Specifications clinic: The architectural representative; and Open and shut. An architecture graduate of MIT, John Morris Dixon, FAIA, left the drafting board in 1960 for architectural journalism, eventually becoming editor-in-chief of Progressive Architecture (P/A) from 1972 to 1996. He has chaired the AIA's national Committee on Design, on which he remains active, and is involved in preservation of modern architecture as a board member of Docomomo New York/Tri-State. Progressive Architecture began in 1920 as Pencil Points. It was first published as Progressive Architecture in 1945 (with early issues titled Progressive Architecture Pencil Points), and continued the volume numbering of the earlier version. It ran until 1995. The editors of Progressive Architecture magazine hosted the first Progressive Architecture Award jury in 1954, with a jury of Victor Gruen, George Howe, Eero Saarinen, and Fred Severud. Progressive Architecture magazine ended the awards in 1987. In 1997, Hanley Wood, owner of Architecture magazine, restarted Progressive Architecture Awards. In 2007, Architecture folded, and the awards were inherited by a new publication, titled ARCHITECT. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue. …