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Wild about architecture
Title:
Wild about architecture
ISBN:
9780989262712
Physical Description:
iv, 219 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 23 cm
Contents:
Introduction: How I got mixed up with architecture -- Part I. Early freelancing. Four cabins, 1970 ; Stone Arch Bridge, 1981 ; Saint Paul Hotel, 1982 ; Ordway Music Theatre, 1985 ; Paris, 1985 ; Transitions, 1986-1989 -- Part II. Becoming a professional architectural journalist. New York, 1988 ; My first column, 1991 ; Four new towers with plazas, 1991 ; Colonial Church of Edina, 1996 ; Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, 1996 ; James J. Hill House, 1996 ; Winton Guest House, 2010 ; Davis/Winton/Nelson House, 2010 ; Minneapolis Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 1997 ; Heinävaara Finnish Elementary School, 1999 ; Renaissance on the River, 2001 ; Science Museum of Minnesota, 1999 ; Maya Lin's Minneapolis Roomscape, 2003 -- Part III. Encounters and travels. Starchitects ; Egypt and Jordan, 1989 ; Barcelona, 1992 ; Santa Fe, 1997 ; Vancouver, 1997 ; London plus, 1998 ; Chicago, revisited ; Dubrovnik, 2000 ; Istanbul, 2001 ; Calatrava, in Milwaukee and Valencia, 2001-2003 ; Hometown Saint Paul -- Afterword.
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Summary:
Wild About Architecture, created by Bette Hammel, architectural pro, is a fascinating retrospective of her work in local and national magazines. She relates personal tales of her adventures interviewing Minnesota architects and several starchitects, such as Frank Gehry, César Pelli, and Bill Pedersen. In 1970, Bette met and married the love of her life, architect Dick Hammel, and soon switched her focus from advertising copywriting to architectural journalism. Now in her 90s, Hammel is the author of four books, including Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka. In this book she recounts travels to European landmarks, plus a rollicking story of six Minnesota blondes sailing the Adriatic to Dubrovnik.
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