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Additional authors

1. Bélier, Corinne.
2. Bergdoll, Barry.
3. Le Cœur, Marc.
4. Bressani, Martin.
5. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
6. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France)
7. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Description

1. 270 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), plans; 31 cm.

Summary

1. Henri Labrouste is one of the few nineteenth-century architects consistently lionized as a precursor of modern architecture throughout the twentieth century and into our own time. The two magisterial glass-and-iron reading rooms he built in Paris gave form to the idea of the modern library as a collective civic space. His influence was both immediate and long-lasting, not only on the development of the modern library but also on the exploration of new paradigms of space, materials and luminosity in places of great public assembly. Published to accompany the first exhibition devoted to Labrouste in the United States - and the first anywhere in the world in nearly 40 years - this publication presents nearly 225 works in all media, including drawings, watercolors, vintage and modern photographs, film stills and architectural models. Essays by a range of international architecture scholars explore Labrouste's work and legacy through a variety of approaches.

Alternative title

1. Structure brought to light

Subject

1. Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 > Exhibitions
2. Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875 > Influence > Exhibitions
3. Architecture > France > History > 19th century > Exhibitions
4. Library buildings > France > Exhibitions

Call number

1. JQG 13-215

Note

1. "In association with the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, with the special participation of the Académie d'architecture and the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève."
2. "Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 10-June 24, 2013"--Colophon.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-267).

Author

1. Labrouste, Henri, 1801-1875.

Title

1. Henri Labrouste : structure brought to light / Corinne Bélier, Barry Bergdoll, and Marc Le Cœur ; with essays by Martin Bressani ... [et al.].

Imprint

1. New York : Museum of Modern Art, c2012.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-267).

Added author

1. Bélier, Corinne.
2. Bergdoll, Barry.
3. Le Cœur, Marc.
4. Bressani, Martin.
5. Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
6. Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine (Paris, France)
7. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

LCCN

1. 2012953335

ISBN

1. 0870708392 (hardcover)
2. 9780870708398 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. JQG 13-215