{"product_id":"big-book-case-study-houses","title":"Big Book Case Study Houses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn unprecedented event in architecture history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Case Study Houses program\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gave America new models for residential living. This comprehensive account of the project presents each of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e36 prototype homes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough floor plans, sketches, and photographs, and explores how architects like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49296\/saarinen\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49296\/saarinen\/\"\u003eSaarinen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eredefined the Los Angeles landscape and the modern home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedefining the Modern Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA monumental retrospective of the Case Study Houses program\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eThe Case Study House program (1945–66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eremains to this day unique\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe program’s chief motivating force was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Architecture editor John Entenza\u003c\/strong\u003e, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture’s greatest talents, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles and Ray Eames\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEero\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49296\/saarinen\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/books\/architecture-design\/49296\/saarinen\/\"\u003eSaarinen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTASCHEN brings you a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emonumental retrospective of the entire program\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence, contemporary photos, as well as extensive floor plans and sketches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe photographer\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003eAmerican photographer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\"\u003eJulius Shulman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is inconceivable. Some of his architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright’s or Pierre Koenig’s remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The brilliance of buildings like those by Charles Eames, as well as those of his close friend,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e, was first brought to light by Shulman’s photography. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography had to be considered as an independent art form. Each Shulman image unites perception and understanding for the buildings and their place in the landscape. The precise compositions reveal not just the architectural ideas behind a building’s surface, but also the visions and hopes of an entire age. A sense of humanity is always present in his work, even when the human figure is absent from the actual photographs. Today, a great many of the buildings documented by Shulman have disappeared or been crudely converted, but the thirst for his pioneering images is stronger than ever before.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth A. T. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Executive Director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, based in New York. Previously, she was Executive Director, Curatorial Affairs, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto; Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. While at LA MOCA she curated the 1989 exhibition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses\u003c\/em\u003e. She has curated, published, and lectured widely on a variety of topics in contemporary art and architecture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gössel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eruns an agency for museum and exhibition design. He has published TASCHEN monographs on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julius-shulman\/\"\u003eJulius Shulman\u003c\/a\u003e, R. M. Schindler, John Lautner, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/richard-neutra\/\"\u003eRichard Neutra\u003c\/a\u003e, as well as several titles in the Basic Architecture series.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eCase Study Houses. 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