Author: Brownlee, David with David DeLong and Kathryn Hiesinger
Title: Out of the Ordinary: Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Associates - Architecture, Urbanism, Design
Description: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001. Softcover. Red wraps with color illustration and yellow and blue lettering; 277 pp. with 394 bw and color illustrations. The catalogue from the exhibition showing designs, plans, and finished products of this venerable team; includes chronologies of both architect/artists. Exhibition held at Philadelphia Museum of Art, June 10, 2001 to Aug. 5, 2001, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, June 2, 2002 to Sept. 8, 2002, the Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Nov. 7, 2002 to Feb. 3, 2003. The extraordinary architectural achievements of Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and their associates have left an indelible mark on the history of architecture. This engaging book provides a critical retrospective of their architecture, urbanism, and design, ranging from the Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London to the revitalization of Washington Avenue in Miami to the group of historically inspired chairs for Knoll. Filled with handsome color plates, many illustrating a variety of energetic drawings, the book shows the diversity of the firm's creative output and the singularity of the architects' vision. This book accompanies an exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and includes two critical essays on the firm's architecture and planning projects, a historical reconstruction and analysis of the decorative arts commissions, an illustrated checklist of projects and buildings, and a chronology of significant events in the lives of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown and the evolution of their firm. --From publisher's description. VG .

Keywords: American Architecture ; Venturi and Brown ; ; Museum Exhibitions - American Architecture


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