Portraits in Architecture
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Portraits in Architecture Episode Guide #101: Tom Beeby Chicago-based architect Tom Beeby is one of the great participants in the American post- modernist architectural saga, contributing a bold edifice with the Harold Washington Public Library in Chicago. Beeby’s work includes public structures like libraries, museums, and theaters. #102: Pier Carlo Bontempi Pier Carlo Bontempi is a Parma-based architect who is subtly exploring the vernacular forms of northern Italy. For fine art Italian publisher France Maria Ricci Bontempi built a pyramid and a labyrinth to house his library. #103: David M. Schwarz David M. Schwarz has a busy office in Washington, D.C. that designs sports facilities, concert halls and shopping centers around the country. But his most significant work was revitalizing the downtown of Ft. Worth, Texas. With the largesse of Ft. Worth native and philanthropist Ed Bass, Schwarz designed and built dozens of new buildings over decades, including a stunning European style concert hall and a public square, bringing walkable urbanism to car-crazy Texas. #104: Scott Merrill Scott Merrill was an early participant in the New Urbanist town of Seaside, Florida, a small resort town in the Panhandle that marked the beginning of a radical new way of building towns and neighborhoods. Merrill's work blends the ideals of New Urbanism with a sensitivity to American vernacular structures and thoughtful land use that is uniquely of his state. APT WORLDWIDE * 55 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110, USA [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected] APTWW.ORG #105: Robert Adam Winchester-based Robert Adam designs country homes, multi-home developments and major business districts across the UK. But it his commitment to ensuring traditional architects receive a respected role in establishment circles and publications that marks a lifetime of exploring avenues of design seemingly lost to history and the overwhelming commitment to modernism. #106: Marc and Nada Breitman Marc and Nada Breitman live and work in a charming part of Paris very close to the Louvre. But their work focusing on housing for people on fixed incomes or low-wage work. They create public housing that retains the charm of a city with an eye insuring that residents don't feel socially stigmatized by the appearance of their housing. APT WORLDWIDE * 55 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110, USA [email protected] * [email protected] * [email protected] APTWW.ORG .