{"product_id":"case-study-houses-the-complete-csh-program-1945-1966-40th-ed-9783836587877","title":"Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966. 40th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an\u003cstrong\u003e exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The program's chief motivating force was \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Architecture \u003c\/em\u003eeditor John Entenza\u003c\/strong\u003e, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles and Ray Eames\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eEero Saarinen\u003c\/strong\u003e. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to \u003cstrong\u003eredefine the modern home, \u003c\/strong\u003e and had a pronounced influence on architecture--American and international--both during the program's existence and even to this day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TASCHEN brings you \u003cstrong\u003ea retrospective of the entire program\u003c\/strong\u003e with comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary photos\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as extensive \u003cstrong\u003efloor plans\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003esketches\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Elizabeth A. T.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Elizabeth A. T. Smith is Executive Director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, based in New York. Previously, she was Executive Director, Curatorial Affairs, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. While at LA MOCA she curated the 1989 exhibition Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses. She has curated, published, and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary art and architecture.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Gössel runs an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShulman, Julius:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - American photographer Julius Shulman's images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is inconceivable. Some of his architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's or Pierre Koenig's remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The brilliance of buildings like those by Charles Eames, as well as those of his close friend, Richard Neutra, was first brought to light by Shulman's photography. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography had to be considered as an independent art form. Each Shulman image unites perception and understanding for the buildings and their place in the landscape. The precise compositions reveal not just the architectural ideas behind a building's surface, but also the visions and hopes of an entire age. A sense of humanity is always present in his work, even when the human figure is absent from the actual photographs. Today, a great many of the buildings documented by Shulman have disappeared or been crudely converted, but the thirst for his pioneering images is stronger than ever before.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619839840530,"sku":"9783836587877","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d58a69e-746e-431c-97ab-058f05e02d4d.jpg?v=1732556055","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/case-study-houses-the-complete-csh-program-1945-1966-40th-ed-9783836587877","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}