City College of New York Architecture Library

William Curtis: Selected Bibliography

Books:

Curtis, William J. R. Denys Lasdun : architecture, city, landscape London : Phaidon Press, 1994.
Available through the library’s InterLibrary Loan service.

________________. Le Corbusier : ideas and forms. New York : Rizzoli, 1986.  Reference
NA1053.J4 C8 1986.

________________. Modern architecture since 1900. 3rd ed. London : Phaidon Press, 1996.
Reference NA680 .C87 1996.

Sekler, Eduard F. (Eduard Franz). Le Corbusier at work : the genesis of the Carpenter Center for
the Visual Arts. William Curtis ; with contributions by Rudolph Arnheim, Barbara Norfleet. Cambridge:
Harvard University Press, 1978. On Reserve

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Books listed above are available in the CCNY Architecture Library
 

Articles:   (Selected from 1980-2000)

“Les "Paysages mentaux" de William J. R. Curtis [exhibition review]. “  Architecture d'aujourd'hui
2000 Sept.-Oct., n.330, p.20.
                    Notes: Exhibition of the drawings, paintings, models, plans, etc. Architectural historians and critic William
                    J.R. Curtis held from Sept. to October, 2000 .

William Bruder en Arizona.” Architecture d'aujourd'hui. 1996 Oct., n.307, p.73-87.

“Architecture, l'énigme de l'objet [interview]. Jean-Paul Robert . Architecture d'aujourd'hui. 1995
June, n.299, p.[4]-6,8,10.
                    Notes: Includes brief English summary. Interview with British architectural historian and critic.

“ Desert illumination: Phoenix Central Library, Phoenix, Arizona, Bruder DWL Architects.  William
J. R. Curtis.  Architecture 1995 Oct., v.84, n.10, p.56-65.

“Modernity enriches history.” Progressive architecture 1995 May, v.76, n.5, p.84-91.

“Alvaro Siza Vieira, 1958-1994.” Croquis 1994, n.68-69, entire issue (254 p.),
                    Notes: In Spanish and English. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Biography -interview --essay
                    by William Curtis

“ Corb complement: Le Corbusier, ideas and forms .”  William J. R. Curtis [book review] / Peter
Buchanan.  Architectural review 1987 May, v.181, no.1083, p.14.

“Modern architecture and design [by] Bill Riseboro [and] Modern architecture since 1900.”William
J.R. Curtis. [book review].  Doug Suisman.  Design book review: DBR 1984 Spring, n.4, p.45-49.

 “Le Corbusier at work: the genesis of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.” Eduard F. Sekler,
William Curtis [book review] . Tim Benton.  Society of Architectural Historians. Journal 1980 Mar.,
v.39, n.1, p.84-85.

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Articles listed above are available in the CCNY Architecture Library
 
 

Selected Web Sites:

Scogin Elam and Bray Architects, Inc. scoginelamandbray.com/
Offers the firm’s profile, current projects, exhibits, lectures, etc.

Wellesley Campus Center Site Analysis Process
www.wellesley.edu/AdminandPlanning/Mack/Macklist.html
Detailed 37-page PDF file on this project.  Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
 
 
 
 
 

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