Case Study Houses. The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966

About the Book: As an unprecedented program in the history of architecture, the Case Study Houses offered Americans new ideas for residential construction. This comprehensive presentation of the program showcases each of the 36 house prototypes with floor plans, sketches, and photographs, demonstrating how architects – including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen – redefined the Los Angeles landscape and the modern home.

Biography: Julius Shulman shaped the perception of 20th-century Californian architecture with his iconic photographs of buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, Pierre Koenig, Charles Eames, and Richard Neutra, among others. His works emphasize not only the architectural idea but also the cultural and human context of the structures, thereby elevating architectural photography to an independent art form. Many of the buildings he documented no longer exist or have been altered, yet Shulman's images remain sought after.

Elizabeth A. T. Smith is the executive director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation in New York and previously held senior curatorial positions at institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Art Gallery of Ontario. She has curated numerous exhibitions, published writings on contemporary art and architecture, and given lectures.

Peter Gössel directs an agency for museum and exhibition design and has published monographs for TASCHEN on Julius Shulman, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several architecture titles in the Little Series.

Pages: 440
PHOTOGRAPHER
AUTHOR
EDITOR: Julius Shulman
Elizabeth A. T. Smith
Peter Gössel
First published: 15/04/2009
Book language: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Edition: INT
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1021-9
Topics: Architecture & Design
Dimensions: 33.2 cm x 25.7 cm, Weight 3.53 kg

Der TASCHEN Verlag zählt zu den renommiertesten Kunst- und Bildbandverlagen weltweit. Mit einem vielfältigen Programm von Kunst, Fotografie, Design, Architektur, Mode, Film und Popkultur bis hin zu Sammlerwerken steht TASCHEN seit Jahrzehnten für höchste Qualität und außergewöhnliche Gestaltung. Gemeinsam mit COCOLI bietet der Verlag nun eine Auswahl an Coffee Table Büchern mit kleinen Schönheitsfehlern an, die Kunst- und Designliebhabern nachhaltigen Zugang zu inspirierenden Werken ermöglicht.