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Palm Springs Preservation Foundation (Calif.)
312 pages : chiefly color illustrations, plans ; 30 x 25 cm.
Of the architects who made Palm Springs a crucible of midcentury American modernism, William F. Cody (1916-1978) was one of the most prolific, diverse and iconic. Directing a practice ranging from residences to commercial centers and industrial complexes to master plans, Cody's designs are so recognizable that they provide visual shorthand for what is widely hailed as "Desert Modern." While his architecture was disciplined and technically innovative, Cody did not practice an austere modernism. He imbued in his projects a love for social spaces, rich with patterns, texture, color and art. Master of the Midcentury is the first monograph devoted to Cody, authored by the team that curated the acclaimed exhibition Fast Forward: The Architecture of William F. Cody at the Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles: his daughter, Cathy Cody, design historian Jo Lauria and architectural historian Don Choi. Replete with photographs of extant and now-lost structures, as well as masterful color renderings and drawings for architectural commissions and plans for vanguard building systems, Master of the Midcentury is the authoritative resource on Cody.
Preface / Catherine Cody -- Foreword / Wim de Wit -- Introduction: William F. Cody and the realm of postwar modernism / Don Choi -- Featured projects -- William F. Cody projects -- My father, William F. Cody / Catherine Cody -- Biographical timeline -- William Cody's artistic development / Jo Lauria and Catherine Cody -- William Cody's early work before licensure / Don Choi and Catherine Cody -- Awards and recognition.
Catherine Cody, Jo Lauria, Don Choi ; foreword by Wim de Wit.