The architecture of Alden B. Dow

By Sidney K Robinson

The first comprehensive review of the architecture of Alden B. Dow, the book examines Dow's singular approach to design of private houses and public buildings. Dow produced buildings with carefully balanced contrasts of texture, color, geometry, and volume. Beginning in the 1903s, the early years of modern architecture, Dow used square concrete blocks of his own design, geometric patterns, and landscape material to create designs that embody Picturesque principles. The son of the founder of Dow Chemical Company, Dow found a receptive clientele n Midland, Michigan, where over three-quarters of his work is located. He was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, but his statements on aesthetic and the philosophy of the individual recorded in this volume show an independent and thoughtful mind.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814317200
• ISBN13: 9780814317204
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.