In 1956, TIME magazine called him one of the defining -form-givers of the 20th century.- Today, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) remains a locus classicus of modernism for architects and designers alike. As a Bauhaus pioneer, even his earliest work was marked by a material restraint; the balance of texture, color, and shape; and a symbiosis of local and global, big and small, rough and smooth.
In this essential introductory monograph, we survey Breuer-s complete career through some of his most influential projects and ideas, from his landmark tubular furniture to the MoMA Research House to his innovation of -binuclear- housing, splitting living and sleeping areas into separate wings. Along the way, we follow Hungarian-born Breuer-s journey to international acclaim, with featured projects from Germany, France, England, Switzerland, and across the United States contributing to his global status as a modernist maestro.
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