{"product_id":"building-art-isbn-9780307946393","title":"Building Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, a full-fledged critical biography of Frank Gehry, undoubtedly the most famous architect of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating. . . . An informative, startling journey into the inner sanctums of modern architecture’s power structure.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting. . . . Full of little-known facts about the Pritzker Prize-winner that will surprise the most knowledgable Gehry-philes.” —\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldberger follows Gehry from his humble origins—the son of working-class Jewish immigrants in Toronto—to the heights of his extraordinary career. He explores Gehry’s relationship to Los Angeles, a city that welcomed outsider artists and profoundly shaped him in his formative years. He surveys the full range of his work, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. to the architect’s own home in Santa Monica, which galvanized his neighbors and astonished the world. He analyzes his carefully crafted persona, in which an amiable surface masks a driving ambition. And he discusses his use of technology, not just to change the way a building looks, but to revolutionize the very practice of the field. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComprehensive and incisive, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Art\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping view of a singular artist—and an essential story of architecture’s modern era.\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . . An informative, startling journey into the inner sanctums of modern architecture’s power structure.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Revealing. . . . A penetrating portrait.” —Morning Edition\/NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting. . . . Full of little-known facts about the Pritzker Prize-winner that will surprise the most knowledgable Gehry-philes.” —\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent and comprehensive. . . . Undeniably fascinating.” —\u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Terrifically readable. . . . Satisfying detail on Gehry’s career path and hugely complex personality.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Convey[s] the architect’s personality and process with deft strokes that have an artistic ease of their own. . . . If you’re intrigued by Frank Gehry . . . I can’t recommend this expansive survey of his life and work too highly.” —John King, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fascinating. . . . Agilely balances the disparate subjects of art and biography. Goldberger’s critical assessments of Gehry’s designs are insightful and often riveting.” —\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Critically fluent, socially and psychologically acute. . . . An involving work of significant architectural history and a discerning and affecting portrait of a daring and original master builder.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This full-length critical study of an important contemporary architect is by one of our finest architectural critics. . . . [An] outstanding volume. . . . Highly recommended.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Richly researched, intelligent, and graceful.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Goldberger] contextualizes Gehry’s work with smart discussions of trends in Modernism and the Los Angeles art scene that inspired such trends, and offers his usual shrewd, evocative insights into the look and feel of buildings.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Goldberger, a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, \u003c\/i\u003espent fifteen years as the architecture critic for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and began his career at\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism for his writing on architecture. He is the author of many books, most recently \u003ci\u003eWhy Architecture Matters, Building Up and Tearing Down: Reflections on the Age of Architecture, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUp From Zero. \u003c\/i\u003eHe teaches at The New School and lectures widely around the country on architecture, design, historic preservation, and cities. He and his wife, Susan Solomon, live in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300068446437,"sku":"NP9780307946393","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307946393.jpg?v=1767723167","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/building-art-isbn-9780307946393","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}