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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.
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.
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.