Title: William Adair Bernoudy, architect
First published: 1999
Description: "Illustrated with more than 280 photographs and 29 floor plans, William Adair Bernoudy, Architect is an exploration of the work of William Adair Bernoudy. A leading advocate of Frank Lloyd Wright's modern organic architecture, Bernoudy (1910-1988) was a widely admired St. Louis architect.

Best known for his skill in designing houses that harmonized with the local environment and terrain, he was the creator of more than one hundred new structures, including the Pulitzer pool and pavilion, the Guthrie house, the Williams villa, as well as Bernoudy's own house. He was also well known for his renovations and additions to existing structures and for his landscape designs."--BOOK JACKET.

"William Adair Bernoudy played a vital role in the architecture of St. Louis and the surrounding area, and his work constitutes a significant contribution to the history of modern architecture. His legacy will be long evident in the structures he designed and in the example he provided to other, younger architects."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Buildings, structures, Organic architecture, Criticism and interpretation, Influence, Architecture, modern, 20th century, Architects, Wright, frank lloyd, 1869-1959, Saint louis (mo.), buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Saint Louis, Saint Louis (Mo.), Missouri
People: W. A. Bernoudy (1910-1988), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)
LC classification: NA737.B475 O83 1999