Sheldon Solon, Eleven Townhouses, Street Elevation
1978 · Graphite and colored crayon on tracing paper
23 × 37.8 cm (9 × 15 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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James Stirling
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James Stirling Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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Transformations in Modern Architecture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979
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James Stirling: Three University Buildings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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James Stirling was a British architect whose postwar buildings combined modernist geometry with historical references, often employing bold color and unconventional materials. His designs, characterized by fragmented forms and expressive brick or metal cladding, departed from the rational functionalism of his contemporaries. Major works include the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart extension and the Clore Gallery at the Tate. Stirling's influence on late twentieth-century architecture extended through his teaching and his distinctive approach to institutional and cultural commissions.
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