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The Architecture of O'Neil Ford : Celebrating Place by David Dillon (1999, Hardcover)

O'Neil Ford (1905-1982) was the most influential Texas architect of the twentieth century. A technological innovator who bridged Texas' rural past and urban future, he taught three generations of architects how to adapt vernacular forms and materials to modern conditions. Widely known for his many projects in San Antonio and Dallas, Ford also designed buildings from Laredo, Texas, to Saratoga Springs, New York, over the course of a sixty-year career.In this book, David Dillon undertakes the first critical study of Ford's architecture in both its regional and national contexts. In particular, Dillon explores Ford's links to the regional and eclectic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, his use of postwar technology and materials (lift-slab, pre-stressed concrete shells, new metals), and his influence on other architects in Texas and the Southwest. Quotes from the author's wide-ranging interviews with O'Neil Ford in the last years of his life, as well as with his partners, relatives, friends, and critics, give the text firsthand vividness.

Book Title
Architecture of O'Neil Ford : Celebrating Place
Author
David Dillon
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Individual Architects & Firms / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / General
Publication Year
1999
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Architecture
Number of Pages
176 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Na737.F67d45 1999
Table of Content
List of Major Buildings Discussed- List of Illustrations- Preface- Acknowledgments- 1. The End and the Beginning- 2. The Hick from Pink Hill- 3. Discoveries at Home and Abroad- 4. Architecture in the Age of Optimism- 5. Citizen of the World- 6. The Legacy of O'Neil Ford- Notes- Selected List of Works Consulted- Index
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
99-011908
Dewey Decimal
720/.92 B
Dewey Edition
21

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