{"product_id":"koenig-9783836544375","title":"Koenig","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003cstrong\u003efew images of 20th-century architecture more iconic\u003c\/strong\u003e than the nighttime view of Case Study House #22. At its eagle's nest promontory above Los Angeles, the building is a vision of streamlined glass and steel, its slick lines echoing the twinkling city boulevards below. With this and his other equally innovative build for the famous project of the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, American architect \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Koenig\u003c\/strong\u003e (1925-2004) became one of the \u003cstrong\u003eleading figures of the Modern movement\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While still a student of architecture, Koenig designed and built his first exposed steel house in 1950, proving that the use of \u003cstrong\u003eprefabricated materials could allow for spatial freedom in affordable houses\u003c\/strong\u003e. Throughout his career, he would champion socially responsible design, as well as buildings that responded deftly and directly to the Southern California climate. Through windows, water, terraces, skylights, and glazing, his buildings optimized the \u003cstrong\u003erapport between inside and outside\u003c\/strong\u003e, while aiming for a simplistic purity of appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through all of Koenig's major projects, including the Johnson House (1962) and Oberman House (1962), this book introduces an \u003cstrong\u003earchitect who was pioneering in method and material\u003c\/strong\u003e and iconic of his time, as fueled by experimentalism as the postwar optimism of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGössel, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gössel \u003c\/strong\u003eruns 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Neil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeil Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an architect and architectural historian who has written extensively on modern architecture in California, where he taught between 1985 and 1990. His 2002 book \u003cem\u003eCraig Ellwood\u003c\/em\u003e won the \u003cem\u003eSir Banister Fletcher Award\u003c\/em\u003e in 2003. His study of Pierre Koenig is the result of a long friendship and a mark of respect for a great architect. Jackson currently teaches at the University of Liverpool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160044990738,"sku":"9783836544375","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c0dc370-a467-4acb-b6c2-e377fbb89b29.jpg?v=1775032811","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/koenig-9783836544375","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}