Gio Ponti in the American West
2020

The only book devoted to the sole building ever built in the United States by the mid-century Italian master architect and designer, whose brand has a cult following and ever-growing popularity. Opened in 1971, Denver Art Museum's north building, a seven-story structure — with its distinctive cut-out roofline, narrow windows, and an exterior covered with more than a million custom-made glass tiles — was one of the first high-rise art museums. In 2020, after a two-year closure for renovations, the museum reopened the Ponti building with new architecture and design galleries featuring an exhibition of Ponti-designed objects from the Denver Art Museum and local collections. The book includes both recent and historic photography, including many architectural details, and tells the story of how Gio Ponti, at the end of his long and remarkable career, created an architectural icon in the American West.

The book is authored by Taisto Makela with contributions by Darrin Alfred, Jorge Silvetti, and Salvatore Licitra.

Published by Rizzoli Electa
160 pages
9 x 12 inches
ISBN: 978-0-8478-6896-4