menu
{ "item_title" : "Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966", "item_author" : [" Elizabeth A. T. Smith", "Peter Gössel", "Julius Shulman "], "item_description" : "The Case Study House program (1945-66) 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 thus had a pronounced influence on architecture--American and international--both during the program's existence and even to this day.TASCHEN brings you a monumental 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.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/3/83/651/021/3836510219_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "100.00", "online_price" : "100.00", "our_price" : "100.00", "club_price" : "100.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }
Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966|Elizabeth A. T. Smith

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966

local_shippingShip to Me
In Stock.
FREE Shipping for Club Members help

Overview

The Case Study House program (1945-66) 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 thus had a pronounced influence on architecture--American and international--both during the program's existence and even to this day.

TASCHEN brings you a monumental 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.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9783836510219
  • ISBN-10: 3836510219
  • Publisher: Taschen
  • Publish Date: April 2009
  • Dimensions: 10.7 x 14 x 1.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.85 pounds
  • Page Count: 440

Related Categories

You May Also Like...

    1

BAM Customer Reviews