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Bush-Brown, Albert was born on January 2, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of James and Louise (Carter) Bush-Bush-Brown.
(Dust jacket notes: "The extent and quality of the loss to...)
Dust jacket notes: "The extent and quality of the loss to America and its architecture may never be known, but this is known: the rarest phenomenon of all in America, a genius in the arts, was not called upon to create or build, but sat idly in his office for the last twenty-five years of his life, sketching, writing, reading, and doing almost no architectural work. As Professor Bush-Brown writes in the introduction to his study: 'Only the heroic scale measures Louis Sullivan....He determined to seek the forces at work in his own society, lead them toward humane ends, and express them in the plastic, rhythmic fluency of buildings. That his vision excelled his accomplishment was a hero's fate; that his prophecy went largely unheeded and unrewarded gave tragic scope, not to himself, but to his purpose....' His ideas highly incompatible with those of his times, Sullivan, single-handed, tried to fight the purveyors of cultivated taste and the misappliers of archaeology. With their architectural display at the Chicago Fair of 1893, they managed to choke off the only creatively original architecture in the United States, developed by the Chicago School of Architects with Sullivan as its foremost member. Interestingly enough, Professor Bush-Brown points out that 'No one realized Sullivan's meaning better than Thorstein Veblen, whose The Higher Learning in America adopted Sullivan's philosophy of architecture as a basis for criticizing the extravagant and wasteful irrelevancies in the Gothic buildings erected for the university of Chicago.' What Sullivan did accomplish is amply illustrated in this essay, and described by Professor Bush-Brown who clearly explains the frequently misunderstood organic principles (- form follows function -) manifest in Sullivan's writings and buildings...." Over 80 pages of reproductions including photographs, plans and drawings, in black and white.
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(This is a five volume set in a slipcase with the followin...)
This is a five volume set in a slipcase with the following architectural titles: Walter Gropius by James Marston Fitch, Eric Mendelsohn by Wolf Von Eckardt, Richard Neutra by Esther McCoy, Oscar Niemeyer by Stamo Papadaki, and Louis Sullivan by Albert Bush-Brown.
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((From the Foreword) Their central premise - that healthca...)
(From the Foreword) Their central premise - that healthcare institutions must recognize "two great human needs, our need for privacy and our need for membership" through "hospitable design and services" - is a reminder that the healthcare system we are working to fix involves not only the physical but also the emotional, spiritual, and psychological well-being of the individual. - Claiborne Pell U.S. Senator Bush-Brown and Davis have compiled an extraordinary and provocative synthesis of the lessons of nearly a quarter century of design for Older people and healthcare environments. Hospitable Design will be a benchmark resource for policy makers, operators, developers and architects. - William T. Eggbeer Vice President-Marketing Manor Healthcare Corp. It is not often that one finds a sensitivity to human needs and to empowerment on the part of those who concern themselves primarily with bricks and mortar. The authors, together with their collaborators, have done a splendid job and the book will be an invaluable resource for those who attempt to meet the explosive demographic needs of the coming decades. - Dr. Daniel Thursz, ACSW President The National Council on the Aging, Inc. Washington, D.C. For Hawaii, as for all diverse cultures with aging populations, this book proposes healthcare models that have profound therapeutic potential concerning the quality of life. - Robert C. Oshiro Chairman of the Board Queen Emma Foundation Bush-Brown and Davis have assembled a stimulating journey for us into the growing new world of healthcare and retirement environment, emphasizing the human dimension as much as the need for imaginative and rigorous design and financial and organizational structure. - Robert N. Butler, M.D. Chairman and Brookdale Professor Ritter Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City Adding life to years has always been the objective of rehabilitation medicine - this book suggests other exciting avenues to enhance these goals. - Mathew H.M. Lee, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P. Professor and Acting Chairman Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine New York University Medical Center
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Bush-Brown, Albert was born on January 2, 1926 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of James and Louise (Carter) Bush-Bush-Brown.
AB, Princeton University, 1947. Master of Fine Arts, Princeton University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1958.
Doctor of Laws, Emerson College, 1965. HHD, Providence College, 1966. Doctor of Fine Arts, Mercy College, 1976.
Instructor art and archaeology, Princeton University, 1949-1950;
junior fellow, Society of Fellows, Harvard University, 1950-1953;
professor art and architecture, Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1953-1954;
professor architecture and humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1954-1962;
president, Rhode Island School Design, 1962-1968;
professor, vice president, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968-1971;
chancellor, Long Island U., 1971-1985;
chairman, Barclays Bank of New York, 1981-1988;
chairman regional advisory board, Barclays Bank of New York, 1989-1991;
senior counselor, Hill & Knowlton International, New York City, 1988-1991. Senior consultant Paul R. Ray Company. New York City, 1987-1990.
Chairman, Board Of Directors The Barrel Hill Group, 1983-1994. President Albert Bush-Brown Associations, 1980-1994. Advisor Toshiba Foundation, 1989-1994.
Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993-1994.
((From the Foreword) Their central premise - that healthca...)
(Dust jacket notes: "The extent and quality of the loss to...)
(This is a five volume set in a slipcase with the followin...)
(Over-sized hardback book with dust jacket titled SOM:Arch...)
(GA 52 Louis H. Sullivan Paperback Jan 01, 1979 Albert Bus...)
Active Providence City Planning Commission, 1962-1967. Special advisor to secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1968-1969, University Mass, 1970-1971. Member White House National Council on Arts, 1965-1970, Trilateral Commission, Bretton Woods Conference.
Board governors School of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1975-1985. Board directors Recording for the Blind, 1976-1981. Board managing directors Metropolitan Opera, 1976-1985.
Member American Institute of Architects (honorary), Council on Foreign Relations, New York Academy of Sciences Clubs: Century Association.
Married Frances Wesselhoeft, August 28, 1948. Children: David, Frances, Lesley, Martha.