
The story of Richard Neutra's life is, in many ways, the story of modern architecture. In his lifetime, Neutra experienced the buoyant struggles of the movement's early years, the heady excesses of its mid-century ascendancy, and the strains of its slow demise. Through his study...


The Japanese dramatic art of Noh has a rich six-hundred-year history and has had a huge influence on Japanese culture and such Western artists as Ezra Pound and William Butler Yeats. The actor and playwright Zeami (13631443) is the most celebrated figure in the history of Noh,...

Richard Neutra's work, his life experience, and his search for modern architecture coincided neatly with the lifespan of the modern movement. This book includes his experiences through the buoyant struggles of the movement's early years, the heady excesses of mid-century ascendancy,...