{"product_id":"basic-art-series-albert-frey","title":"Basic Art Series Albert Frey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*A top 5 selling book at Peepa's Gift Store\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edesert modernist Albert Frey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Zurich-born architect who brought notes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDe Stijl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\"\u003eLe Corbusier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWest Coast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. From his European beginnings, Frey developed a unique architectural brand, one that would\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eredefine midcentury California\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through sleek, leisurely structures nestled among the arid landscapes of Palm Springs and beyond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandcastles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Frey, the desert modernist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eArchitect\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlbert Frey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1903–1998) saw\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea modernist utopia in the desert\u003c\/strong\u003e. Born in Zurich, he studied in Europe with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\"\u003eLe Corbusier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore moving to the United States in 1930, convinced it was the land of architectural opportunity. On a visit to Palm Springs, he fell under the desert spell. It was here, amid the arid and empty landscape, that he could truly envisage a perfect modern future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike fellow Californian luminary, John Lautner, Frey would spend the rest of his career nurturing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econsonance of architecture and nature\u003c\/strong\u003e: studying the fall of sunlight and rain, and merging aluminum, steel, and glass with the boulders and sands of the West Coast wilds. His vision centered in particular on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalm Springs\u003c\/strong\u003e, capitalizing on the city’s postwar population boom to create a bastion of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esleek, leisurely modernism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edefines midcentury California\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this dependable architect introduction, we follow Frey’s long and prestigious career from his European beginnings through to the apogee of his Californian practice, taking in his notes on De Stijl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49211\/le-corbusier\/\"\u003eLe Corbusier\u003c\/a\u003e, and Bauhaus, and exploring the stylistic, material, and geographic makings of his unique “\u003cstrong\u003edesert modernism\u003c\/strong\u003e.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGloria Koenig\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an architectural historian and author. She has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary architecture, and served as consultant with filmmakers on a documentary about her late husband, modernist architect Pierre Koenig.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gössel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eruns an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\"\u003eJulius Shulman\u003c\/a\u003e, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eAlbert Frey\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.38 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-4746-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798096838957,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_682c4e8b-929c-4d49-a17d-e1c44bdf00df.png?v=1773085497","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basic-art-series-albert-frey","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}