Charles Birnbaum: 2 books

Mellon Square

Discovering a Modern Masterpiece

by Susan Rademacher, Charles Birnbaum
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014

The second volume in our Modern Landscapes series examines the evolution of Pittsburgh's first modern garden plaza. Completed in 1955 from a design by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey, Mellon Square functioned as an urban oasis that provided...

Art School

(Propositions for the 21st Century)

by Ernesto Pujol, Thierry de Duve, Boris Groys
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2009

Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of art education in today's dramatically changed art world. The last explosive change in art education came nearly a century ago, when the German Bauhaus was formed. Today, dramatic changes in the art world—its increasing...