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Case Study Houses

Case Study Houses( )
Author: Smith, Elizabeth A. T.
Editor: Gössel, Peter
ISBN:978-3-8365-3560-1
Publication Date:Jan 2016
Publisher:TASCHEN
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $20.00
Book Description:

With 36 prototype designs, the Case Study House program created paradigms for modern living that would extend their influence far beyond their Los Angeles heartland. This essential introduction features 150 photographs and plans to explore each of these model residences and their architects, including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen.

Book Details
Pages:96
Detailed Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Residential
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.424 x 10.335 x 0.546 Inches
Book Weight:1.252 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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