The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom.
The program’s chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture’s greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to redefine the modern home, and had a pronounced influence on architecture—American and international—both during the program’s existence and even to this day.
TASCHEN brings you a retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches.
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TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program—now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
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Elizabeth A. T. Smith es directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Helen Frankenthaler, con sede en Nueva York. Anteriormente lo fue también, además de responsable de conservación, de la Art Gallery of Ontario, (Toronto); ejerció de comisaria jefe y subdirectora del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago y de conservadora del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Los Ángeles, donde organizó la exposición Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses”. Ha comisariado numerosas exposiciones y publicado estudios e impartido conferencias sobre diferentes temas relacionados con el arte contemporáneo y la arquitectura.
Peter Gössel dirige una agencia de diseño para museos y exposiciones. Con TASCHEN ha publicado monografías sobre Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner y Richard Neutra, así como varios títulos en la serie Basic Architecture.
Las imágenes de arquitectura californiana del fotógrafo norteamericano Julius Shulman han quedado grabadas en la retina del siglo XX. Un libro de arquitectura moderna es inconcebible sin Shulman. Algunas de sus fotografías arquitectónicas, como las icónicas tomas sobre las extraordinarias estructuras de Frank Lloyd Wright o Pierre Koenig, han sido publicadas incontables veces. La brillantez de edificios como aquellos de Charles Eames, así como de aquellos de su gran amigo Richard Neutra, salió a la luz por primera vez en las fotografías de Shulman. La lucidez de su obra exigió que la fotografía arquitectónica fuera considerada una forma independiente de arte. Cada imagen de Shulman une percepción y comprensión de las construcciones y de su lugar en el paisaje. Las precisas composiciones revelan no sólo las ideas arquitectónicas que hay detrás de la cubierta de un edificio, sino también las visiones y aspiraciones de toda una época. En su obra siempre está presente un sentido de humanidad, aún cuando la figura humana está ausente en las fotografías en sí. Hoy muchas de las construcciones documentadas por Shulman han desaparecido o sido modificadas groseramente, pero la sed por sus imágenes pioneras es más fuerte que nunca.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to redefine the modern home, and had a pronounced influence on architecture-American and international-both during the program's existence and even to this day. TASCHEN brings you a retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches. The Case Study House program was a landmark of American architecture, generating 36 prototype home designs that could be easily built. John Entenza recruited the era's best architects, such as Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, to create the designs. This book reveals the prototypes in photography, floor plans,and sketches. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9783836587877
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Hardback. Etat : New. The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts and Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to redefine the modern home, and had a pronounced influence on architecture-American and international-both during the program's existence and even to this day. TASCHEN brings you a retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9783836587877
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Hardback. Etat : New. The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts and Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to redefine the modern home, and had a pronounced influence on architecture-American and international-both during the program's existence and even to this day. TASCHEN brings you a retrospective of the entire program with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9783836587877
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