Wednesday, January 18, 2012

WHO: Edward Durrell Stone





“This remodeled brownstone [at 130 East 64 Street] – the architect’s own home – present a pierced terrazzo screen to the street, behind which the typical narrow, deep New York town house been converted for contemporary living.  The white exterior screen wall protecting the glass façade has become the signature of the designer, who has used it variously for a United States Embassy in New Delhi, India, the handsome American pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair, and a number of commercial and residential structures.’
- “Four Walking Tours of Modern Architecture in New York City,” The Museum of Moern Art and the Municipal Art Society of New York, Prepared by Ada Louise Huxtable; Distributed by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Third Printing 1966.
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