Finding Ella Briggs: The Life and Work of an Unconventional Architect

by Despina Stratigakos

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The first biography of an extraordinary woman and architect who left her mark on world capitals and reshaped modern design

Ella Briggs (1880-1977) was a talented architect, designer, and writer whose influence was felt on both sides of the Atlantic. She trained with the Viennese Secessionists and brought their radical ideas to Gilded Age New York. She designed modernist housing for the masses in Austria, was jailed as a suspected...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691263957

ISBN13:9780691263953

Release Date:October 2025

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

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