Gunnar Birkerts Metaphoric Modernist Introductory essay Sven Birkerts Architectural comments Martin Schwartz Edition Axel Menges 7 Gunnar Birkerts: Preface Columbus, Indiana 220 - Anchorage Library, An­ 8 Sven Birkerts: Modernism and timeless form chorage, Alaska 226 - Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 230 - Schembechler Hall, 28 Expressive minimalism University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 232 ­ Cultural center in Leopoldville, Belgian Con- Papal altar and furniture, Pontiac Superdome, go 30 - Technical University, Ankara, Turkey 34 ­ Pontiac, Michigan 238 - United States Embassy Schwartz Summer Residence, Northville, Michi­ office building, Caracas, Venezuela 240 - Kemper gan 36 - University Reformed Church, Ann Arbor, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Kan­ Michigan 38 - Lincoln Elementary School, Colum­ sas City, Missouri 242 - Marge Monaghan House, bus, Indiana 42 - Duluth Public Library, Duluth, Drummond Island, Michigan 248 - Grasis Resi­ Minnesota 48 - IBM Corporate Computer Center, dence, Vail, Colorado 250 - Latvian National Li­ Sterling Forest, New York 52 - Contemporary Arts brary, Riga, Latvia 254 Museum Houston, Houston, Texas 56 - Ford Visi­ tors Reception Center, Dearborn, Michigan 60­ 260 Late Modernism Municipal Fire Station, Corning, New York 62 ­ Domino's Pizza, Inc., corporate headquarters, Calvary Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan 66­ Ann Arbor, Michigan 262 - Domino's special pro­ IBM office building, Southfield, Michigan 70 jects, interior design and fittings 266 - Domino's Tower, Ann Arbor, Michigan 268 - Cellular com­ 74 Modernism in context munications tower, Domino's Farms, Ann Arbor, 1300 Lafayette East Apartments, Detroit, Michi­ Michigan 270 - Oberlin College Conservatory of gan 76 - Lillibridge Elementary School, Detroit, Music Library addition, Oberlin, Ohio 272 - Church Michigan 78 - Marathon Oil office building, De­ of the Servant, Kentwood, Michigan 278 - Law troit, Michigan 82 - Detroit Institute of the Arts, School expansion, Ohio State University, Colum­ master plan and South Wing addition, Detroit, bus, Ohio 284 - Juma AI-Majid Center for Culture Michigan 84 - Travis Residence, Franklin, Michi­ and Heritage, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 290­ gan 88 - Fisher Administrative Center, University Central Market restoration and expansion, Riga, of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan 92 - Bald Mountain Latvia 292 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, recreation facility, Lake Orion, Michigan 96 - Free­ San Jose, California 294 - Kellogg Library, Cali­ man Residence, Grand Rapids, Michigan 100­ fornia State University San Marcos, San Marcos, Massey Ferguson North American Operations Of­ California 302 - Cathedral of the Most Blessed fices, Des Moines, lowa 102 - Ford Pavilion, Hem­ Sacrament renovations, Detroit, Michigan 304 ­ isfair '68, San Antonio, Texas 104 - Federal Re­ The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, Riga, serve Bank, lV1inneapolis, Minnesota 106 - Dance Latvia 308 instructional facility, State University of New York, Purehase 110 - Bardha Residence, Birmingham, 313 Notes Michigan 116 316 Biography 122 The underground and overground buildings 320 Photo credits Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi 124 ­ Vocational Technicallnstitute, campus master plan 130 - Amsterdam City Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 134 - Corning Public Library, Corn­ ing, New York 136 - General Motors dual-mode transportation study 138 - Subterranean urban­ systems study 140 - Law Library addition, Univer­ sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 142 - Min­ nesota State Capitol expansion, S1. Paul, Minne­ sota 148 - Uris Library addition, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 152 - Holtzman & Silverman of­ fice building, Southfield, Michigan 156 - Marriot Library addition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 160 - Library addition, University of Califor­ nia, San Diego 164 168 The Italian years Novoli I: multi-use center, Florence, Italy 170­ Sports and civic stadium, Venice, Italy 174 - Tori­ no I: multi-use center, Turin, Italy 178 - Torino 11: humanities faculty building, University of Torino, Turin, Italy 182 - Novoli 11: multi-use center, Flo­ rence, Italy 186 192 Expressive Modernism People's Federal Savings and Loan, branch of­ fice, Royal Oak, Michigan 194 - Corning Public Library 11, Corning, New York 198 - United States Embassy office building, Helsinki, Finland 200 ­ Museum of Glass, Corning, New York 204 - Col­ lege of Law, University of lowa, lowa City, lowa 212 - Ferguson Residence (Villa Ginny), Kalama­ zoo, Michigan 218 - S1. Peter's Lutheran Church,.