Francesco Dal Co is professor of history of architecture at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura Venezia (IUAV) and director of the architecture magazine Casabella. His many publications include Modern Architecture (with Manfredo Tafuri) and Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the Making of a Modern Monument (Yale).
Francesco Dal Co has written the most eloquent and insightful synopsis of New York's Guggenheim Museum to date. -Anthony Alofsin, FAIA, author of Wright in New York (forthcoming) -- Anthony Alofsin Icon and iconoclast hold equally for subject and author in this compelling account of Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum. Juxtaposing a rich trove of archival sources with new trajectories of interpretation, Francesco Dal Co argues convincingly for the building's timelessness, all the while reminding us that Wright's now beloved building was once at the heart of seminal controversies. -Barry Bergdoll, Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History, Columbia University -- Barry Bergdoll Francesco Dal Co's rich history of the Guggenheim Museum is a revelation-an elegant and beautifully written book as definitive as Wright's enigmatic masterpiece. -Tod Williams, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects -- Tod Williams This lucid story shows how Wright sustained his revolutionary concept for the Guggenheim Museum amidst many difficulties, ultimately transforming the modern art museum. -Joseph M. Siry, Wesleyan University -- Joseph M. Siry Delving deep into the epic process of the Guggenheim Museum's construction, Francesco Dal Co marvelously walks the psychological tightrope between client, architect, the city of New York and all the people-professional and otherwise-who expressed their opinions publicly. -Frank Gehry -- Frank Gehry