{"product_id":"the-middle-front-grace-la-9783038603870","title":"The Middle Front: The Architecture of La Dallman","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book on Milwaukee-based La Dallman Architects.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Middle Front\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever monograph on La Dallman Architects, a Milwaukee-based firm with offices also in Boston and Miami. Lavishly illustrated, it articulates a profound architectural stance amid the extremes of radical innovation and banal convention. The firm's founding principals Grace La and James Dallman explore this middle ground through designs that navigate between avant-garde aesthetics and pragmatic solutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their reflective book, born from their formative years and experiences at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and subsequent practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rejects both the spectacle of the avant-garde and the ubiquity of conventional forms. It engages with architecture's potential in a complex world, seeking a balanced, inclusive disciplinary approach. \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Front\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds through essays and featured projects, demonstrating La Dallman Architect's commitment to a nuanced, contextually responsive architecture that embraces the challenges and opportunities of urban and environmental complexities. It invites a reexamination of architectural practice, advocating for a responsive, thoughtful approach that values depth and connection over mere novelty or tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grace La, James Dallman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3038603872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783038603870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Grace La","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451170803967,"sku":"9783038603870","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6329209-0281-44c6-93af-a67e8a80e2d2.jpg?v=1735876666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-middle-front-grace-la-9783038603870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}