Challenge To An Architect: Deere & Company Administration Center. 1964. VG SC ..

Challenge To An Architect: Deere & Company Administration Center Author: Saarinen, Eero; Hewitt, William A.; Saarinen, Aline (ed.) Publisher: Yale University Press Release Date: 1964 Seller Category: ARCHITECTURE Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 01771 Notes: Very Good 4to 8 1/2" x 12 1/2" staplebound stiff pictorial paper wraps featuring a lithography print of the Deere & Company Administration Center to front and back panels, 3/4 inch segment of cover peeled not affecting interior, minor chipping and silver markings to back panel, bumping to bottom back tip, minor wear to edges, otherwise, tightly bound and unmarked throughout. Unpaginated, includes full-page duo-toned lithograph images of the interior and exterior of the buildings at the Deere & Company Administration Center, including images of architect Eero Saarinen at work. Foreword by Chairman William A. Hewitt, and statements by Eero Saarinen, edited by art and architecture critic, author, and wife of Eero, Aline Saarinen. Pages with images are full size, most pages with text are approximately 2/5 size. Published as an homage to the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and of his work on the Deere & Company Administration Center. From the Introduction: "The new Deere & Administration Center was one of the last designs by the late architect, Eero Saarinen, who is widely acknowledged both here and abroad as one of the eminent master builders of our time." Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.