In entirely new photographs taken especially for this book by two leading architectural photographers under the direction of co-editor David Larkin, such internationally famous buildings as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater and Wright's homes Taliesin, Taliesin West, and the Oak Park Home and Studio are seen afresh, benefiting from the photographers' special access.
Significant architectural, acoustical, urban design and civic leadership angles are all covered, including the checkered history of the project, stalled for years due to a ballooning budget, a complex decision-making process and a misguided attempt to relegate Frank Gehry to a consulting role.
For example, the acoustical scheme developed by Dr. Minoru Nagata relies in part on a surprising discovery he made—-that the quality of sound in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, long attributed to the resonant wood walls, was really due to the four inches of plaster underneath.
Architecture at the University of Oregon has a long and rich history.
Willcox's theory of education included an underlying premise that architecture was, along with other arts, an expression of the values, aspirations and character of the society which produced it.
Interior architecture coursegallery was introduced in 1921; in 1928, a Bachelor of Architecture in Interior Design degree was first offered.
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