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Any good biographies/autobiographies?

zoolander

Just wondering if there are any suggestions of biographies/autobiographies of architects?

 
May 2, 08 8:59 am

Bucky Fuller

May 2, 08 9:12 am  · 
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mespellrong

peter blake wrote a book called "No Place Like Utopia" which is sort of an autobiography and sort of a list of stories bout the famous architects he knew. It's kind of pompous, but I really enjoyed it.

May 2, 08 9:16 am  · 
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zoolander

One I have read is Nathinel Owings of SOM fame.

Quite an eye opener I must say.

May 2, 08 10:18 am  · 
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207moak

Borromini by Anthony Blunt was a good read.

May 2, 08 10:46 am  · 
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chupacabra

Bruce Goff

http://www.bruce-goff-film.com/en/english.html

May 2, 08 10:51 am  · 
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iamsam

I had 'Master Builders' as required text for a history class -- covers Mies, FLW, and Corbu, and I enjoyed it if you're not tired of reading about those guys

May 2, 08 11:21 am  · 
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sunsetsam

This really isn't an autobiography but it's close:

"Conversation with I.M. Pei: Light is the Key" by Gero Von Boehm (he interviews pei).

The book isn't that long, took me about 1.5 - 2 hours to finish, but I loved it.

May 2, 08 4:16 pm  · 
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brian buchalski

most recent biography that i can recall reading was about philip johnson and i definitely found it to be enjoyable. i don't recall the author's name off the top of my head but it probably wouldn't be too difficult to look up

May 2, 08 4:27 pm  · 
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snook_dude

There is a good one on Oscar Niemeyer.....It is priceless!

May 2, 08 7:00 pm  · 
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boxy

I don't read. I really enjoyed the movie, My Architect, which really isn't a biography.

May 2, 08 7:16 pm  · 
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c

-bump- would love to more rec's, and not exclusively architects.

enjoyed & would recommend : 

Paperboy - Confessions of a Future Engineer ( Henry Petroski)

Jun 16, 17 1:07 pm  · 
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