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[Toronto, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 0847830624, ISBN13: 9780847830626, [publisher: Rizzoli] Hardcover First Edition First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($60.00 price intact). Published by Rizzoli, 2008. Quarto. Pictorial boards with illustrated endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A fine copy of this retrospective on the works of American architect Gregory Ain. 255 pages. ISBN: 9780847830626. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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ISBN10: 0847830624, ISBN13: 9780847830626, [publisher: Rizzoli] Hardcover First Edition New/New in original shrink wrap. 1st Ed/1st Printing. 8.83" x 11.42" x1.18" with 256 pages. From the inside flap: "Gregory Ain (1908-88) argued that "architecture is a social art" that should serve the "common people," and he demonstrated that belief as one of America's most prominent modern architects in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Ain helped pioneer several design strategies for houses and housing patterns - such as the open kitchen and the greenbelt - that would become part of the American vernacular. Until now, there had not been a comprehensive study of his career, and he had been, to some extent, forgotten. This book, the product of six years of research, brings new light to Ain's works and ideas, showing that many of his critical contributions remain as relevant and potent as ever. The book also reveals that Ain's architectural priorities were tied to left-wing politics: many of his clients were Communist Party members, and Ain attended meetings himself. In short, there is an extensive unreported history of a Communist subculture in architecture in Los Angeles, which was organized around Ain. The `Red Scare' of the 1950s effectively ended this underground movement, and Ain pursued a second career in academia. According to Thomas S. Hines, "In Denzer's skillful hands, Gregory Ain finally has ...
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Rizzoli, Date: 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($60.00 price intact). Published by Rizzoli, 2008. Quarto. Pictorial boards with illustrated endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. A fine copy of this retrospective on the works of American architect Gregory Ain. 255 pages. ISBN: 9780847830626. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell! 2008. Rizzoli ISBN 0847830624 9780847830626 [US]

Rizzoli International Publications 2008 Hardcover Used-Good Gregory Ain joined the ranks of the architectural elite when he was invited by The Museum of Modern Art to design an exhibition house--other invitees included Buckminster Fuller, Marcel Breuer, and Frank Lloyd Wright--but he was vastly different from these architects in his political engagement, counter-cultural leanings, and his commitment to designing for the middle class. A timely reexamination of Ain, this book explores his life and work. With a rich mix of gorgeous color and archival photography, and beautifully reproduced plans and drawings, Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary brings this underappreciated modern master to a wider audience. NO DUST JACKET. Light fading on cover. Binding is tgight no interior marks. Nice copy.