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Price last update: 13/03/2024

Description

The Case Study House program (19451966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.
Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson. Their criteria included using, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of mans life in the modern world.
The results of the program would redefine the modern home and extend influence not only across the United States but around the world. This compact guide includes all of the Case Study Houses with over 150 photos and plans, as well as a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHENs Basic Architecture series features:
an introduction to the life and work of the architect
the major works in chronological order
information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)
O autorze
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.