Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bauhaus

Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bauhaus collects the unparalleled writings of legendary British wordsmith Janet Abrams for the first time. From pivotal figures in international modernism to the pioneers of digital medium, Abrams explored the ideas, theories, and emotions that fueled their work.

The book's twenty-six profiles, written in Abrams's signature, personal, often hilarious style, include Reyner Banham, Berthold Lubetkin, Philip Johnson, Paul Rand, Phyllis Lambert, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Muriel Cooper, April Greiman, and Michael Bloomberg. Many of the profiles are back in print for the first time, having originally appeared in Blueprint, I.D. magazine, the Independent, and in books and catalogs from the 1980s through the early 2000s. A foreword by Blueprint's founding editor, Deyan Sudjic, and new reflections by Abrams set the stage.

Daddy wouldn't Buy Me a Bauhaus colectioneaza pentru prima data scrierile de neegalat ale legendarei britanice Janet Abrams. De la figuri esentiale ale modernismului international pana la pionierii mediului digital, Abrams a explorat ideile, teoriile si emotiile care au alimentat munca lor. Cele douazeci si sase de profiluri ale cartii, scrise in semnatura lui Abrams, stil personal, adesea hilar, includ Reyner Banham, Berthold Lubetkin, Philip Johnson, Paul Rand, Phyllis Lambert, Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Muriel Cooper, April Greiman si Michael Bloomberg.