Joel Warren Barna collection

Collection

Identifier: BARNA

Scope and Content of the collection

Manuscript drafts, proofs, correspondence, research files, papers, photographs, and slides reflect the research and writing of Joel Warren Barna's The see-through years: Creation and destruction in Texas architecture and real estate, 1981-1991. Published in 1992, it was named the architecture "Book of the Year" for 1992 by The New York Times.

Dates

Creation: 1984-1994

Creator

Barna, Joel Warren, 1951 (contributor, Person)

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Biographical Sketch of Joel Warren Barna

Joel Warren Barna served as editor of Texas Architect magazine, the official publication of the Texas Society of Architects, from 1985-1995. The magazine received several awards during his editorship. He was also executive editor of Cite, the publication of the Rice Design Alliance, from 1982 to 1983 and became the Texas correspondent for Progressive Architecture magazine in 1989. Since 1996 he has been both development officer and press officer for McDonald Observatory at the University of Texas at Austin.

Partial Extent

5.6 Linear Feet

Partial Extent

237 slides_and_photographs

Partial Extent

3 computer_disks

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Joel Warren Barna served as editor of Texas Architect magazine, the official publication of the Texas Society of Architects, from 1985-1995. The collection reflects the research and writing of Joel Warren Barna's 1992 award winning book, The see-through years: Creation and destruction in Texas architecture and real estate, 1981-1991. Documents include manuscript drafts, proofs, correspondence, research files, papers, photographs, and slides.