{"product_id":"john-yeon-architecture-building-in-the-pacific-northwest-9780991026371","title":"John Yeon Architecture: Building in the Pacific Northwest","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book marks the rediscovery of a vital voice in midcentury debates on modernism in architecturePublished in conjunction with the exhibition Quest for Beauty: John Yeons Eye for Art  Architecture  and the Oregon Landscape at the Portland Art Museum (working title)  opening May 13  2017Exceptionally beautiful archival photography by masters of the era  including Maynard Parker  Roger Sturtevant  and Ezra StollerJohn Yeon (1910-1994) is a pioneering figure in architecture  who paved the way for the Northwest Regional style of modernism. Known for a series of exceptionally beautiful houses - including the Watzek House  a National Historic Landmark - Yeons architecture was celebrated for its subtle relationship to site and place  and its sensitive deployment of local materials. His far-reaching innovations in construction and early sustainable design  and his stylistic freedom  anticipated several later movements  ranging from ecological modernism to postmodern eclecticism. Yet Yeons scope of activities stretched far beyond architecture: he was also a planner  conservationist  art collector  historic preservationist  urban activist  and perhaps most of all  a connoisseur. John Yeon Architecture  the first in-depth monograph on Yeon  presents more than 25 built and unbuilt projects for houses  gardens  small public buildings  and exhibitions. Four perceptive essays explore Yeons life and career: his characteristic design style  his position in the development of Northwest modernism  and his influential role in the stylistic debates of the 1940s and 1950s.John Yeon will be the subject of an exhibition at the Portland Art Museum opening May 13  2017. It will focus on his art collection (promised to the PAM) but also on his architecture and other activities. This book and the book below are the only books accompanying the exhibition. PAM director Brian Ferriso has written the preface to the book  and Randy Gragg (editor of the book) is one of the curators of the exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529537904693,"sku":"ByrdShop_0991026373","price":252.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780991026371.jpg?v=1780936898","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/john-yeon-architecture-building-in-the-pacific-northwest-9780991026371","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}