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Eileen Gray: A House Under the Sun James Stokoe optimism in the face ofBy Charlotte Malterre Barthes & Zosia Dzierawska. Published by Nobrow. Hardcover, 160 pages, Colour, 2019. Meet Eileen Gray, the architect behind the monumental E 1027 and pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. In 1924, work began in earnest on a small villa by the sea in the south of France. Nearly a century later, this structure has become a monument for modern design. However, like so many gifted female artists, Eileen Grays story has been