Michigan Modern : An Architectural Legacy

Published by Visual Profile Books, Michigan Modern: An Architectural Legacy takes readers on a privileged tour of iconic buildings and interiors designed by some of the world's most renowned and celebrated architects and interior designers. Each of the 34 selected projects is carefully documented to record its place in art history and the story behind both its architect and client. What brings every space to life, of course, is detailed and enlightening text by Brian D. Conway and sparkling colour photography taken expressly for this book by James Haefner. One breath-taking view after another invites readers to enter what are often private realms not open to the public to explore the innovative and often breath-taking design solutions presented on these pages. Works by the following architects included in the book: Eliel Saarinen, Walter Dorwin Teague, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alden B. Dow, Alexander Girard, Robert Metcalf, William Muschenheim, George Nelson, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Minoru Yamasaki, Percival Goodman, Marcel Breuer, Robert E. Schwartz, William Kessler, Oskar Stonorov,, William Wesley Peters, Kevin Roche, The Architects Collaborative, Gunnar Birkerts, Dirk Lohan, Anderson and Anderson, Steven Sivak, and Zaha Hadid.