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Weekend Utopia by Alastair Gordon Princeton Architectural Press |
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"A fascinating chronicle, copiously illustrated, of the Hamptons as seen through an architect’s eyes, a guided tour from the early vacation homes to Ira Rennert’s one-hundred-car-garage megamansion. Indispensable for both architecture buffs and Hamptonites with a roof over their heads."
The book is illustrated with more than 350 images including photographs, drawings, post-cards, and many artifacts never seen before. The Hamptons have long served as a release valve for the urban pressur s of New York City. In Weekend Utopia, journalist Alastair Gordon traces the always competitive and often humorous development of this inescapabl beautiful but maddeningly self-conscious place. Gordon gets past the hype to reveal the true legacy of the Hamptons as a laboratory of experimental art, architecture, and lifestyle that has redefined the very idea of American summer leisure.What drove the restless seasonal migration to the Hamptons? Who went and why? To answer these ques-tions, Gordon looks to the architecture of the summer house and how it reflected the aspirations and affectations of the Hampton's weekend pilgrim. From the country clubs of the Social Register elite to the experimental houses and studios of avant-garde artists like Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell to the daring beachfront homes by architects such as Peter Blake, Philip Johnson, and George Nelson, Weekend Utopia offers revealing insights into the evolution of the modern beach house and the culture that went along with it.
As a lifelong resident, Alastair Gordon offers an insider’s perspective on the architecure and personalities of the Hamptons. An award-winning journalist, historian, and critic, he has written widely about art, architecture, and cultural issues, and about Eastern Long Island, in particular, for more than twenty years. He is a contributing editor to House & Garden and his articles frequently appear in The New York Times, The New York Observer, and other publications. He has also curated several museum exhibitions that explore aspects of the modern movement. Images courtesy Jake Gorst
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