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Reminiscences of William Muschenheim : oral history, 1985

Creator: Muschenheim, William.
Project: Individual interviews oral history collection.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 86 pages Sound recording 2 sound cassettes
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Architect

Scope and Contents

Family background; education: Williams, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1924, Behrens school in Vienna; impressions numerous architects and their works; professional experience; major projects: New York and Chicago's World Fairs; impressions Congress of Modern Artists; personal approach to color, design; influences on his work; progress of modern architecture; work and associates in New York City; University of Michigan teaching experience; reflections on modernism, art deco movements; impressions of architectural education: philosophical changes, varying approaches in America, international architecture schools

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1987

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