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J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 1 | P E R S P E C T I V E 2 5 R E S O U R C E S BROKEN GLASS: MIES VAN DER ROHE, EDITH FARNSWORTH, AND THE FIGHT OVER A MODERNIST MASTERPIECE BY ALEX BEAM The true story of the intimate relationship that gave birth to the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of twentieth-century architecture—and disintegrated into a bitter feud over love, money, gender and the very nature of art. Interweaving personal drama and cultural history, Alex Beam presents a stylish, enthralling narrative tapestry, illuminating the fascinating history behind one of the twentieth-century's most beautiful and signifi cant architectural projects. In 1945, Edith Farnsworth asked the German architect Mies van der Rohe, already renowned for his avant-garde buildings, to design a weekend home for her outside of Chicago. Edith was a woman ahead of her time—unmarried, she was a distinguished medical researcher, as well as an accomplished violinist, translator and poet. The two quickly began spending weekends together, talking philosophy, Catholic mysticism, and, of course, architecture over wine-soaked picnic lunches. Their personal and professional collaboration would produce the Farnsworth House, one of the most important works of architecture of all time, a blindingly original structure made up almost entirely of glass and steel. THE GREAT INDOORS BY EMILY ANTHES The Great Indoors provides a fresh perspective on our most familiar surroundings and a new understanding of the power of architecture and design. It's an argument for thoughtful interventions into the built environment and a story about how to build a better world—one room at a time. In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right offi ce layout can expand our social networks. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes infl uence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design aff ects whatand how muchwe eat. LOS ANGELES: THEN AND NOW BY ROSEMARY LORD Using archive photos paired with their modern equivalent, Los Angeles: Then and Now charts the development of the city from the days of orange groves and melon patches and isolated Spanish mission buildings to the staggering metropolis it is today. With a background in the movie business, Rosemary Lord interlaces the arrival of the Hollywood era and the growth of the city she has lived in for twenty- fi ve years. Since its original publication in 2002, Los Angeles: Then and Now has been rephotographed, revised with new content and completely redesigned. This new compact gift edition includes exclusive matchups.