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ON SALE NOW!
Alden B. Dow - Midwestern Modern
This book traces Alden B. Dow's life and work as well as the intensely personal
philosophy that governed everything he did: houses, churches, schools, business
and civic structures, and even a new town in Texas. Dow changed the face of his
hometown of Midland, Michigan, leaving more
than one hundred buildings, including
his Home and Studio, a National Historic Landmark.
Great News!!! We are making our mark on
Michigan!!!
December 8, 2007 - "Coffee-table decor books will delight long after the
holidays are history" Marge Colborn, The Detroit News, has named
Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern one of her Top 10
Favorite Coffee-table Books for the 2007 holiday season.
December 17, 2007 - The library of Michigan has named Alden B. Dow:
Midwestern Modern one of the 2008 Michigan Notable Books.
Nancy R. Robertson, State Librarian writes, "...The program honors and
promotes quality publications about the State of Michigan or the Great
Lakes, written by a Michigan author, or set in Michigan." Over 300
titles were discussed and only 20 were chosen to best represent "our state's
diverse, ethnic, historical, literary, and cultural experience."
Both designations are a great honor for the staff of the Alden B. Dow Home
and Studio, writer Diane Maddex and designer Robert Wiser.
ON SALE NOW
Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern
"This book traces Alden Dow's life and work
as well as the intensely personal philosophy that governed everything he did: houses, churches, schools, business and civic structures,
and even a new town in Texas. Dow changed the face of his hometown of Midland, Michigan,
leaving more than one hundred buildings, including his Home and Studio, a National
Historic Landmark."
- W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
This vibrant example of Dow's early architectural work is available at the gift
shops of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio, the Midland Center for the Arts and the
Dow Gardens (all in Midland) for $45.00. The suggested retail price is $50.00. In
addition, many national retailers are also carrying Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern.
Great News!!! We are making
our mark on Michigan!!!
December 8, 2007 - "Coffee-table decor books will delight long
after the holidays are history" Marge Colborn,
The Detroit
News, has named Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern
one of her Top 10 Favorite Coffee-table Books for the 2007
holiday season.
December 17, 2007 - The library of Michigan has named
Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern one of the 2008
Michigan Notable Books. Nancy R. Robertson, State
Librarian writes, "...The program honors and promotes quality
publications about the State of Michigan or the Great Lakes,
written by a Michigan author, or set in Michigan." Over
300 titles were discussed and only 20 were chosen to best
represent "our state's diverse, ethnic, historical, literary,
and cultural experience."
Both designations are a great honor for the staff of the Alden
B. Dow Home and Studio, writer Diane Maddex and designer Robert
Wiser. April & May 2008 - The Michigan Notable Book Tour has begun!!
Staff of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio, along with Diane Maddex, had the pleasure of introducing Alden B. Dow:
Midwestern Modern to guests in libraries and book
stores in many cities in southern Michigan including Redford,
Jackson, Grand Rapids, Waterford, Lansing, and Ann Arbor.
Take a look at this introduction to Dow's architectural
legacy...it would make a "Notable" addition to your own library!
Even More Great News!!!
Fall 2007 - located in Design Watch of
Beautiful Homes magazine, "Visiting the Alden B. Dow Home
and Studio in Midland, Michigan...is like dropping by when Dow
(1904-1983) and his wife Vada, were still there. The book
(Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern) is the
next best thing to visiting the home and what Dow called the
floating submarine conference room, which puts you at eye level
with the surface of the lagoon."
Winter 2007-8 - Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern
is featured in Shelf Life of MODERNISM Magazine,
Sandy McLendon writes, "Dow's approach to Organic Architecture
was rather different from Wright's, more practical and
client-oriented. His Unit Blocks, recycled from cinder
ash, were one of the first 'green' building products.
February 2008 - Reviewed by Arnold Berke of
Architectural Record, Alden B.
Dow: Midwestern Modern is described as "Spaciously
laid out and cheerfully colored, like so many of Dow's
buildings, the volume joins an expanding clan of books on
regional architects."
April 2008 - Lake Magazine - The
Bottom Line given by Megan Waitkoff states, "Dow provides for a
fascinating character study, but the striking photography of his
works wins out."
Spring 2008 - Susan H. Stafford gives credit to Alden B.
Dow: Midwestern Modern and author Diane Maddex,
in Reading Wright of The Quarterly
Newsletter of The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy,
"...Maddex offers a rich and intimate portrait of Alden B. Dow
that serves as a fine introduction for readers who are
unfamiliar with his work and as an invaluable resource for
anyone who is already an admirer or a serious student of modern
architecture."
If you have additional questions please call us at 1.866.315.7678. |
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Product Details
Hardcover: 240 pages (185 color and 220 black-and-white illustrations)
Publisher: W. W. Norton (September 24, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393732487
ISBN-13: 978-0393732481
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.5 x 1 inches
To order your copy, please call us at
1.866.315.7678. The cost is $45.00, plus 6% tax, and shipping,
which can be charged to a MasterCard or Visa card.
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