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Catalog Number |
2009.1.79 |
Object Name |
Book |
Title |
The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment and Idealism. |
Author |
Fletcher, Jennifer Dunlop |
Summary |
Accompanies the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art exhibit, "The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism," held December 22, 2019-June 2, 2019. Edited by Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher and Joseph Becker, the exhibition Curators. Co-published by SFMOMA and DelMonico Books Prestel. Contents: p. 9, Forward by Neal Bezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director, SFMOMA. p. 10, Acknowledgements, Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher and Charles Becker. p. 67, That Sea Ranch Feeling, Simon Sadler p. 129, Building in Place, Joseph Becker. Recollections: p. 18, Anna Halprin, p. 53; Barbara Stauffacher Solomon; p. 101, Donlyn Lyndon; p. 124, Mary Griffin; p. 156, Chip Lord and Curtis Schreier, Ant Farm. p. 165, Selected Readings p. 171, Contributor Biographies Publishers blurb: "This large-format and generously illustrated book captures the visionary approach to the land embraced in designs for The Sea Ranch, the planned community that has become a touchstone of 1960s West Coast modernism. Situated on a ten-mile stretch of rugged Northern California coastline, The Sea Ranch was conceived by Alfred Boeke as a retreat from urban living with connection to nature as a guiding principle. This striking book examines the development of the site's master plan and iconic early designs through sketches, drawings, and contemporary and archival photographs of its astonishing landscapes and distinctive timber-framed structures. It features the work of architects Lawrence Halprin, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Charles Moore, William Turnbull, Donlyn Lyndon, Richard Whitaker, and Joseph Esherick. A collection of essays that consider The Sea Ranch in relation to popular leisure destinations and within the context of the architectural history of California are accompanied by conversations with designers and others associated with the project from its inception. This book showcases the exemplary balance between land stewardship and modernist architecture that has made The Sea Ranch a model for living in harmony with nature." |
Publication Date |
2018/ / |
Publisher |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; DelMonico Books/Prestel |
Publication Place |
San Francisco, New York, NY |
Search Terms |
Architects Architecture History of the Sea Ranch SFMOMA Sea Ranch Exhibition, 2018-2019 |
Subjects |
The Sea Ranch Architecture |
People |
Becker, Joseph Fletcher, Jennifer Dunlop Griffin, Mary Halprin, Anna Halprin, Lawrence Lyndon, Donlyn Solomon, Barbara Stauffacher |
Physical Description |
176 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans, portraits (some color) ; 29 cm |