Implosion: Memoir of an Architect's Daughter

What could be cooler, thinks teen Elizabeth Garber in 1965, than to live in a glass house designed by her architect dad? Ever since childhood, she's adored everything he loves-his XKE Jaguar, modern art, and his Eames black leather chair-and she's been inspired by his passionate intensity as he teaches her about modern architecture. When Woodie receives a commission to design a high-rise dormitory-a tower of glass-for the University of Cincinnati, Elizabeth, her mother and brothers celebrat...