John Yeon
Subtitle: modern architecture and conservation in the Pacific Northwest
By: Marc Treib
Publisher: ORO Editions
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781935935278
Subjects: Architects; Architecture; Biography; Modern Architecture
Other titles: Modern architecture and conservation in the Pacific Northwest
Description: John Yeon is known primarily for residential designs that announced, during the mid-twentieth century, a modern architecture for the Pacific Northwest. It was architecture characterised by astute siting and a sensitive use of wood, with planning that graciously accommodated contemporary living. His devotion to each project was complete, one reason for the relatively small number of realised works. Although regarded by some as a "regionalist," Yeon himself resisted that categorisation, arguing for architecture appropriate to its place, time, and people. John Yeon: Modern Architecture and Conservation in the Pacific Northwest presents detailed accounts of the three interrelated spheres that comprised John Yeon's life: architecture, conservation, and art collecting. As an architect, he quickly established a national reputation with the completion of the Watzek house in Portland in 1937, and its exhibition and publication shortly thereafter. As a preservationist, his advocacy saved, from development or despoliation, several substantial parcels of land in the Columbia River Gorge and along the Oregon Coast.0.
Notes: "John Yeon Center for Architecture and the Landscape"--Title page verso.

"University of Oregon"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-276) and index.