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Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966( )
Author: Smith, Elizabeth A. T.
Editor: Gössel, Peter
Photographer: Shulman, Julius
ISBN:978-3-8365-1021-9
Publication Date:Apr 2009
Publisher:TASCHEN
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $100.00
Book Description:

An unprecedented event in architecture history, the Case Study Houses program gave America new models for residential living. This comprehensive account of the project presents each of the 36 prototype homes through floor plans, sketches, and photographs, and explores how architects like Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen redefined the Los Angeles landscape and the modern home.

Book Details
Pages:440
Detailed Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Residential
Architecture / History / Contemporary (1945-)
Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.257 x 13.338 x 1.638 Inches
Book Weight:7.511 Pounds
Author Biography
Smith, Elizabeth A. T. (Author)
Elizabeth A. T. Smith, chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago since 1999, was formerly curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, where she organized exibitions including "Blueprints for Modern Living: History and legacy of the Case Study Houses," "Urban Revisions: Current Projects for the Public Realm," and "At the End of the Century: One Hundred Years of Architecture." She has also curated exhibitions on the work of artists including Cindy Sherman, Rebecca Horn, Lee Bontecou, Uta Barth, Toba Khedoori, and Catherine Opie.

She was Adjunct Professor in the School of Fine Arts' Public Art Studies Program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and has published and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary art and architecture.

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