An Eloquent Modernist: E. Stewart Williams, Architect

by Sidney Williams

The architecture designed by E. Stewart Williams from 1947 until his retirement in 1996 is integral to the fabric of Palm Springs. Educated at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, Williams was grounded in the Beaux-Arts tradition, and became a confirmed Modernist. Beginning with his first residential design, a home for Frank Sinatra, Williams used a spectrum of materials--natural and industrial--to create structures that had the elegance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692216898
• ISBN13: 9780692216897
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 11.1" x 12.2"