Michael P Johnson: The Unshakeable Search for Architecture

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The small, regional architectural firms working throughout the United States and abroad have a more profound effect on the built environment than the cultural imperialism thrust upon us, harking back to the Pre-Modernist movement of the last century. Looking back 50-60 years we can find architects such as Bruce Goff; Oklahoma, Jack Hilmer; California and Al Beadle; Arizona, to see how their work influences architectural culture and generations of young students. The book, about the life work of Architect Michael P. Johnson, speaks directly of his regional buildings in both his native Wisconsin in his early career through the work after the migration to Arizona. It also expands upon his work in New York, Colorado, California in the US and further in Canada, Mexico and Italy. In addition, it examines the methodology of Michael's involvement in teaching at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture for 25 years. One of few books that explores the benefits good architecture can have on our everyday lives. Colour photos

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Louise Noelle studied Art History at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, and at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. She was editor of Arquitectura/Mexico and coordinator of the design group Praxis Mexico City. She joined the staff of the Instituto de Investigaciones Esteticas of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and since 1982 has been a researcher at the Institute. She is involved in many aspects of architectural criticism, being a co-founder and director not only of the Comite International des Critiques d' Architecture (CICA) but also of the Mexican Association of Architectural Critics. She is a member of the Academia de Artes, Mexico, and of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, Argentina. She is contributor to numerous architectural journals in Mexico, North and South America, Europe and Japan, and was awarded the Jean Tschumi Prize by the UIA in 2011.