Hawaiian Modern: The Architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff

At The Forefront Of The Postwar Phenomenon Known As Tropical Modernism, Vladimir Ossipoff(1907-1998) Won Recognition As The Master Of Hawaiian Architecture. Although He Practiced At A Time Of Rapid Growth And Social Change In Hawai'i, Ossipoff Criticized Large-scale Development And Advocated Environmentally Sensitive Designs, Developing A Distinctive Form Of Architecture Appropriate To The Lush Topography, Light, And Microclimates Of The Hawaiian Islands. This Book Is The First To Focus On Ossipoff's Career, Presenting Significant New Material On The Architect And Situating Him Within The Tropical Modernist Movement And The Cultural Context Of The Pacific Region. The Authors Discuss How Ossipoff Synthesized Eastern And Western Influences, Including Japanese Building Techniques And Modern Architectural Principles. In Particular, They Demonstrate That He Drew Inspiration From The Interplay Of Indoor And Outdoor Space As Advocated By Such Architects As Frank Lloyd Wright, Applying These To The Concerns And Vernacular Traditions Of The Tropics. The Result Was A Vibrant And Glamorous Architectural Style, Which Is Captured Vividly In This Volume In Archival Images And New Photography.--jacket. Introduction / Dean Sakamoto And Karla Britton -- Hawaiian And Modern: Ossipoff's Adaptation Of Place And Form / Dean Sakamoto -- Vladimir Ossipoff Meets Hawai'i: A Response To The Islands / Don J. Hibbard -- Case Study In Collaboration: The Associated Architects / Spencer Leineweber -- Of Climate And Contour: Ossipoff's Architecture And The Hawaiian Environment / Marc Treib -- Living Lanal / Dean Sakamoto -- You Will Like It When You See It: The Ossipoff House / Dean Sakamoto -- Honolulu: Toward A Regionalist Urbanism / Karla Britton -- Portfolio Of Selected Projects / Dean Sakamoto -- Vladimir Ossipoff Today: Photographs By Victoria Sambunaris. Edited By Dean Sakamoto ; With Karla Britton And Diana Murphy ; Foreword By Kenneth Frampton ; Essays By Karla Britton ... [et Al]. Honolulu Academy Of The Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 29, 2007-january 27, 2008; Yale University School Of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, September 2-october 24, 2008; Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, Germany, February 7-may 10, 2009--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 269-272) And Index.