Architect and Designer Birthday Book

(Hardback)

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A day-by-day celebration and exploration of the greatest architects and designers throughout history Presented in an almanac style, The Architect and Designer Birthday Book is an informative, amusing, and beautifully designed celebration and exploration of the greatest talents to grace the worlds of architecture and design. With an entry for each day of the year, takes the reader through a diverse list of designers throughout history, offering a visual compendium of their extraordinary and sometimes surprising work. Featured profile names include: -Jules Feiffer, cartoonist, playwright, author, activist, clairvoyant born 26 January 1929 -Jingjing Naihan Li, designer born 05 January 1981 -Mary Bright, artist, milliner, curtain designer born 11 January 1954 -Paul R. Williams, architect born 18 February 1894 -and more The Architect and Designer Birthday Book is a must-have for architects and designers everywhere.

Author Bio

James Biber has practiced architecture in a multidisciplinary environment for more than 30 years. Biber Architects has created projects ranging from oceanfront private residences in the Hamptons (NY) to a museum for the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycle company. Current clients include the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT; the Fashion Center, New York City; and the James Beard Foundation. Helives in New York with his wife, Carin Goldberg, a graphic designer, and more books than he knows what to do with.