{"product_id":"yamasaki-in-detroit","title":"Yamasaki in Detroit","description":"Although his best-known project was the World Trade Center in New York City, Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) worked to create moments of surprise, serenity, and delight in distinctive buildings around the world. In his adopted home of Detroit, where he lived and worked for the last half of his life, Yamasaki produced many important designs that range from public buildings to offices and private residences. In \u003cem\u003eYamasaki in Detroit: A Search for Serenity\u003c\/em\u003e, author John Gallagher presents both a biography of Yamasaki-or Yama as he was known-and an examination of his working practices, with an emphasis on the architect's search for a style that would express his artistic goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGallagher explores Yamasaki's drive to craft tranquil spaces amid bustling cities while other modernists favored \"\"glass box\"\" designs. He connects Yamasaki's design philosophy to tumultuous personal experiences, including the architect's efforts to overcome poverty, racial discrimination, and his own inner demons. \u003cem\u003eYamasaki in Detroit\u003c\/em\u003e surveys select projects spanning from the late 1940s to the end of Yamasaki's life, revealing the unique gardens, pools, plazas, skylight atriums, and other oases of respite in these buildings. Gallagher includes prominent works like the Michigan Consolidated Gas Building in downtown Detroit, Temple Beth-El in Bloomfield Township, and landmark buildings on the Wayne State University and College for Creative Studies campuses, as well as smaller medical clinics, office buildings, and private homes (including Yamasaki's own residence). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGallagher consults Yamasaki's own autobiographical writings, architects who worked with Yamasaki in his firm, and photography from several historic archives to give a full picture of the architect's work and motivations. Both knowledgeable fans of modernist architecture and general readers will enjoy \u003cem\u003eYamasaki in Detroit\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56591944909144,"sku":"9780814341193","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780814341193.jpg?v=1778769024","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/yamasaki-in-detroit","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}