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The "Modern" Skyscraper, 1931, Carol Willis
The "Modern" Skyscraper, 1931, Carol Willis
The Courier
This article details the history of The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society (PSFS) building, constructed through the partnership of William Lescaze and George Howe in 1932. The author argues the building to this day remains "modern", displaying complexity and a varitey of color and materials. The building is also, the author says, the first skyscraper designed in the International Style. The author also examines the PSFS in the context of other tall buildings of the period, usually described as belonging to the Art Deco style.
William Lescaze And The Machine Age, Arthur J. Pulos
William Lescaze And The Machine Age, Arthur J. Pulos
The Courier
In this article, the author talks about the history of modern architecture, and in particular William Lescaze's contributions. He gives the reader background about the Machine Age in America, and how Lescaze evolved in his art, eventually dedicating his life to Formalism and the International Style.
The William Lescaze Symposium Panel Discussion, Dennis P. Doordan
The William Lescaze Symposium Panel Discussion, Dennis P. Doordan
The Courier
This article is an adapted form of a panel discussion that took place discussing the architect William Lescaze. Overall, the panel seemed divided between those who judged Lescaze's achievements acoording to the established tenets of orthodox modernism and those who sought a new critical framework for evaluating Lescaze's contribution to the rise of modern design in American based upon typological, professional, and commercial criteria.
European Modernism In An American Commercial Context, Robert Bruce Dean
European Modernism In An American Commercial Context, Robert Bruce Dean
The Courier
This article seeks to explain why architect Willaim Lescaze's career proceeded the way it did. The author also makes observations about Lescaze's life in America during a secular, materialist age.
William Lescaze Reconsidered, William H. Jordy
William Lescaze Reconsidered, William H. Jordy
The Courier
This article gives a critical look to William Lescaze's architectural career. While he had early success, his later career seems to pale in comparison. Regardless, the author praises Lescaze for remaining eclectic and not adhering too strongly to the orthodoxy of modernism.