ZODIAC 8
AMERICA
Bruno Alfieri and Pier Carlo Santini (editors)

Bruno Alfieri and Pier Carlo Santini (editors): ZODIAC 8 / AMERICA / International Magazine of Contemporary Architecture . Milan: Edizione Di Communita, 1961. Original Edition (International magazine of contemporary architecture issued twice yearly under the auspices of the Ing. C. Olivetti & Co.). Text in Italian, English and French. A near-fine softcover book in stiff, printed french-folded wrappers with printed publishers belly-band: light wear overall -- a remarkably well-preserved copy. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print and uncommon. Front cover image Three Flags by Jasper Johns and rear cover image by Ben Shahn. Housed in a fair, cardboard printed publishers slipcase: the slipcase reproduces the covers images printed in black.

8.5 x 10.5 softcover book with 200 pages of modern architecture, beautifully designed and printed in Italy on a variety of paper stocks. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs and drawings. Contains numerous trade advertisements, some of which are illustrated in color.

The AMERICA issue of ZODIAC offered an amazingly prescient overview of Contemporary Architecture in the United States, circa 1961. If you don't believe me, just have a look at the exceptional contents of this amazing issue: my highest recommendation.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Architettura con molti futuri by Guido Piovene
  • The Rise to World Prominence of American Architecture by Henry Russell Hitchcock
  • The Heritage of Wright by Vincent J. Scully
  • Louis Kahn by Enzo Fratelli
  • The Place of Mies in American Architecture by William Jordy
  • Walter Gropius Today by Gillo Dorfles
  • The Architect, Citizen and Professional by Walter Gropius
  • Marcel Breuer in America by Paolo Portoghesi
  • Neutra in California by Esther McCoy. 6 pages and 12 b/w images by Julius Shulman.
  • The Current Work of Philip Johnson by Henry Russell Hitchcock. Includes the Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
  • Eero Saarinen: Recent Work by Gillo Flores
  • Architecture and Urban Development by Victor Gruen
  • The World of George Nelson by Enzo Fratelli. 28 pages with 64 illustrations in color and b/w showing different facets of George Nelson's work, including the Fairchild house, the Herman Miller factory, the Spaeth house, the Kirkpatrick house, furniture for Herman Miller Co. and trademarks.
  • Some Thoughts About Eames by Jane McCullough
  • Some Tendencies in American Architecture: Yamasaki and Stone by Giulia Veronesi
  • A Humanist Architecture for America & Its Relation to the Traditional Architecture of Japan by Minoru Yamasaki
  • A Question for George Nelson and Paul Rudolph
  • Paul Rudolph by Giulia Veronesi
  • Architectural Education in U.S.A. by Paul Rudolph
  • Young Architects in the United States by Esther McCoy
  • Looking Forward by Henry Russell Hitchcock
  • Resumes en francais/Riassunti in italiano
  • Includes advertising for Herman Miller, Olivetti, Cassina, etc.

Even if he had never designed a single piece of furniture or a wall clock, George Nelson (1908-1986) would be remembered as one of the founding fathers of American modernism. The Hartford native's writing celebrated American Design with messianic zeal and pedagogical insight.

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