Le Corbusier
William J.R. Curtis
Analyzes newly-released archival material to examine the architect's projects as they relate to his philosophy of life, his social visions, and his cultural milieu.
Read Time: ~4.6 hr
Beauty of the city
by Philip Niles (2008)
About this book
"During a period of rapid growth in Portland, after the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition and before the Great Depression, Albert E. Doyle was the city's most important architect. Beauty of the City is the first full-length biography of this celebrated architect. Doyle's career was short, just twenty-one years. Yet everywhere Portland retains his imprint. Using A.E. Doyle's own diaries and letters and his firm's records, Philip Niles traces the architect's life and times in the context of the burgeoning cityscape."--Jacket.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBeauty of the city Lead Character
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