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Wiseman, Carter Sterling was born on October 8, 1945 in New York City. Son of Mark Huntington Wiseman and Eleanor (Carter) Wood.
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"I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture" is the first full-length study of the life and work of his extraordinary artist. Illustrated from the rich archives of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the book charts Pei's progress from his birth in China in 1917 through every milestone in his career to his preeminent position today. The author, noted architecture critic Carter Wiseman, has supplemented extensive and meticulous research with many hours of conversation with Pei, his family, and his associates. He focuses his text on twelve buildings of special relevance to Pei's career, and, whether discussing the Kennedy Library, the Louvre, or the Meyerson Symphony Center, he carefully considers the projects architectural, sociological, and personal dimensions. One sees how Pei's artistic vision has emerged, how he has deftly met the demands of each new situation and client, and how his charmismatic personality has affected events.
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An authoritative and richly illustrated narrative history of the buildings that shaped the American century and the architects who gave them form. Carter Wiseman presents an original, readable, and literate overview of the major figures, influential movements, and landmark buildings that have defined American architecture over the past hundred years. In a survey that is "as good . . . as anyone is likely to write . . . accurate in its facts, wise and fair in its judgments"(New York Times), he focuses to a large extent on architecture's makers--the commanding figures who by force of personality and sheer artistic ability indelibly influenced its progress: Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, I. M. Pei, Robert Venturi, Louis Kahn, Frank Gehry. The triumph of modernism; the growth of architectural preservation; the eclipse of the practical arts by money, theory, and abstraction; and the uncertain future of architecture in a country that celebrates both individualism and community are just some of the issues addressed in this highly praised work. Originally published in hardcover under the title Shaping a Nation. 250 illustrations
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This revised edition of the first full-length study of I.M. Pei, one of the world's greatest architects, includes a chapter on Pei's work since 1990, when he established a new relationship with his firm that enabled him to pursue more small scale, personal commissions. Illustrated from the rich archives of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, this book charts Pei's progress from his birth in China in 1917 through every milestone in his career to his pre-eminent position today. The author, noted architecture critic Carter Wiseman, has supplemented extensive and meticulous research with many hours of conversation with Pei, his family, his associates and his clients. Wiseman focuses his text on the buildings of special relevance to Pei's career, and, whether discussing Pei's pyramid for the Louvre, the Kennedy Library or the Myerson Symphony Center, he carefully considers the project's architectural, sociological and personal dimensions. One sees how Pei's artistic vision has emerged, how he has deftly met the demands of each new situation and client, and how his charismatic personality has affected events. Scores of colour photographs present Pei's buildings in all their variety, from the urban grandeur of the Dallas City Hall to the daring innovation of the Bank of China skyscraper. Dozens of revealing drawings, plans and models as well as personal and documentary photographs make this volume the only comprehensive visual record of Pei's work.
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The first in-depth biographical study of the brilliant but elusive architect who fundamentally redefined twentieth-century architecture. Now ranked with Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, Louis I. Kahn brought a reverence for history back into modern architecture while translating it into a uniquely contemporary idiom. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews with colleagues, coworkers, clients, and family members and illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, this book documents the uniquely American rise of a poor immigrant to the pinnacle of the international architectural world. It illuminates the richly diverse personal relationships Kahn had with such clients as Jonas Salk and Paul Mellon, and the romantic entanglements that mystified even those closest to him. While celebrating the genius of Kahnís art, the book provides an invaluable portrait of the man who created it.
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Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings and Their Makers Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings and Their Makers by Wiseman, Carter ( Author ) Paperback Sep- 2000 Paperback Sep- 17- 2000
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Wiseman, Carter Sterling was born on October 8, 1945 in New York City. Son of Mark Huntington Wiseman and Eleanor (Carter) Wood.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1968. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1972.
Newsman Associated Press, New York City, 1972-1974. Associate editor Newsweek Magazine, 1974-1977. Senior editor Horizon Magazine, 1977-1979.
Managing editor Portfolio Magazine, 1979-1980. Architectural critic New York Magazine, 1980-1996. Editor Yale Alumni Magazine, New Haven, 1986—2002.
Lecturer Yale School Architecture, since 2002. Board directors MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, president, New Hampshire, 1999—2010. Teacher The Reading Company, Westport, Connecticut, 2003—2007, Educational Solutions Group, Westport, Connecticut, since 2007.
With United States Army, 1968-1971.
(Twentieth-Century American Architecture: The Buildings an...)
( An authoritative and richly illustrated narrative histo...)
( The first in-depth biographical study of the brilliant ...)
(This revised edition of the first full-length study of I....)
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("I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture" is the fir...)
Chair Loeb Fellowship Association Harvard University, 1986—1995. Member of Century Association, Yale Club New York.
Married Eileen Condon, October 19, 1985. Children: Emma, Owen, Damian.