Cowles House
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| Cowles House | |
| Designer | Edward Larrabee Barnes |
| Location | Wayzata, Minnesota, USA |
| Date | 1960 (circa) |
| Building Type | house |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | -- |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | simple composition of white masses with shed and gable roofs. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Cowles_House.html |
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The Creator's Words
"[Louis I. Kahn] recognizes that the real activity of a building, what it 'wants to be,' is regulated by its use. This does not contradict a more doctrinaire functional approach as pure form. Philosophically, the difference between architecture and sculpture has to do with use, with its relation to an activity of man. However, just as a monument, or a pyramid, is something in between art and architecture, so there are bound to be buildings in between. These 'in between' buildings are pure examples of expressionist architecture.
"A building must have a strong idea that is architectural rather than sculptural or painterly —one that is related to the activity in the building. The idea should be something that can be drawn on a napkin or an envelope. When one architect says to another: 'What kind of a building are you doing?' one should immediately be able to draw an abstraction, or a diagram of the architectural idea."
— Edward Larrabee Barnes. from Paul Heyer. Architects on Architecture: New Directions in America. p329.
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Bruno Alfieri, ed. "House, Near Kansas City, Missouri", Lotus. Vol 4. p106. drawing of floor plan, p109.
Paul Heyer. Architects on Architecture: New Directions in America. New York: Walker and Company, 1966. LC 66-22504. discussion p329.
William S. Saunders. Modern Architecture—Photographs by Ezra Stoller. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3816-2. TR659.S28 1990. exterior photo from distance, p54.— A wonderful & inspiring book of beautiful photographs by a true master of architectural photography. Available at Amazon.com
