This exemplary new monograph on one of Australia's most prominent Modern architects tells Harry Seidler's story from the points of view of various people who knew or worked with him. The author, Vladimir Belogolovsky, a Russian-born American architect who directs the International Curatorial Project, provides an insightful introductory essay, along with commentaries by Kenneth Frampton, Norman Foster, critic Chris Abel, and the late Oscar Niemeyer. Abel's comments are particularly helpful, since he began his career in Britain but was based for a number of years in Australia, so he can provide both international and local perspectives. At the end of the book, Belogolovsky's interviews with Seidler's wife, Penelope Seidler (also an architect); sculptor Norman Carlberg; painter Frank Stella; and multimedia artist Lin Utzon (who worked with Seidler on several projects) make this book more like a lively salon than a biography. There is also a well-chosen selection of Seidler's own statements.
The book's design by the late Massimo Vignelli—square, bold, spare, and black-and-white—matches the architect's aesthetic vision. Every project is shown in multiple views, some in color, with plans, sections, perspectives, interiors, and often contextual photographs. The illustrations are accompanied by Belogolovsky's astute descriptions of the projects and key information.
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