CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD. CALL ME HOWARD, PLEASE! vi
4. PREFACE viii
5. INTRODUCTION. WHY HOWARD BARNSTONE WHY? 1
6. I. HOWARD BARNSTONE’S ARCHITECTURE
7. CHAPTER 1. BARNSTONE’S PRACTICE 39
8. CHAPTER 2. TRANSLATING MIES 65
9. CHAPTER 3. TO BE MODERN IN TEXAS 97
10. II. HOWARD BARNSTONE’S CLIENTS
11. CHAPTER 4. A CONSTRUCTIVE CONNECTION 121
12. CHAPTER 5. AN ARCHITECTURAL FAMILY PORTRAIT 175
13. CHAPTER 6. BARNSTONE’S JEWISH HOUSTON 199
14. III. HOWARD BARNSTONE’S LIFE
15. CHAPTER 7. A SHORT BIOGRAPHY 221
16. CHAPTER 8. BARNSTONE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 241
17. CHAPTER 9. THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN 265
18. CONCLUSION. MAGICAL MODERNISM 290
19. AFTERWORD. LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE 297
20. APPENDICES 300
21. CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ 312
22. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 359
23. CONTRIBUTORS 364
24. IMAGE CREDITS 368
25. INDEX 373