Sliding glass doors that connect private rooms and common areas directly with the outdoors were a solution adopted for other houses of the project, as the case study house 18. Most books on the case study houses are very pricey, so this makes a welcome change. Its driving force, john entenza, was a champion of modernism who gathered some of historys greatest talents, including richard neutra, charles and ray eames, and eero saarinen. The case study house program was run by arts and architecture magazine from 19451966. These houses were selected by a architecture and design magazine through the 50s and 60s with the idea of giving designs that are affordable and innovative to the postwar housing boom. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is a brilliant introduction to the case study houses. The case study houses program 19451966 was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of american architecture and remains to this day unique. The case study house program is a landmark of american architecture. Aug 17, 2014 case study homes are a required search topic for any new or old mcm enthusiast. Peter gossel runs a practice for the design of museums and exhibitions. Oct 17, 2016 case study houses book elia october 17, 2016 view this is lifestyle, food nation.
For information about the case study houses, see previous articles or follow this link. The text is fairly brief but informative, all in all a good addition to your bookshelf. Jan 27, 2015 as janey and i visit the cast study houses that are scattered about california, i will be guest writing a post sharing photos and the history of the house and their revolutionary designs. This really oversize book is the same format as the richard neutra book. Of the 36 case study house designs 26 were built, mostly in california with one in arizona. The twobedroom home, neutra s case study design, has a quintessential midcenturymodern layout, with an.
Scoobydoo set of 8 mystery chapter books haunted castle snow monster fairground phantom spooky strikeout case of the haunted hound case of the living doll case of the spinning spider the creepy camp case study houses basic art series 2. A campaign by the american journal arts and architecture was started after the 193945 war in order to promote architecturally superior yet inexpensive dwellings, employing uptodate building methods and modern materials. The case study program was an architectural solution for postwar living, fast construction with great design, and new materials most of them came from aircraft industry. This is the first part of an ongoing series on the case study houses, their designers and influences.
It has been documented by esther mccoy wonderfully in modern california houses. Contains the work of charles eames, eero saarinen, craig ellwood, pierre koenig, richard neutra, william wurster, and others. Pdf case study houses the case study house program 194566 was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of american architecture and remains to this day unique. Smith on hardcover online and enjoy having your favourite architecture books delivered to you in south africa. The times called for new architecture and arts and architecture magazine put together a competition, bringing architects together. They were mostly done by architects and designers who either were famous or would be later. The case study house program 194566 was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of american architecture and remains to this day unique. He designed four houses including the bailey house. Originally projected by charles eames and eero saarinen, the house was substantially amended during its construction process by ray eames and his wife, artist and designer to maximize the use of space. 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. Julius shulmans photography is the cherry on top, amazing pictures, great ambiance, his work on black and white on the first houses, and the introduction of color in the. Between 1945 and 1966, the case study houses program, following the wei. View the national register of historic places nomination by clicking here and read about how it felt for one resident to grow up in the entenza house with her family. Case study houses peter gossel, gossel, peter, smith.
Of the twentyfive case study houses built, the eames house is considered the most successful both as an architectural statement and as a comfortable, functional living space. Redefining the modern homea monumental retrospective of the case study houses program the case study house program 194566 was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of american architecture and remains to this day unique. He is the editor of taschens monographs on julius shulman, r. While slums differ in many of the modernist prototypes for period style houses program. Gallery of a virtual look into richard neutras unbuilt. I found this a marvelous book though there are only fortytwo pages of text and photos on the actual houses the rest of the 256 pages place them in the context of californian living and midfifties american architecture. The property is situated on a primarily flat parcel on a bluff in pacific palisades overlooking the pacific ocean. An unprecedented event in architecture history, the case study houses program gave america new models for residential living. The case study house program 19451966 was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of american architecture and remains to this day unique. Built in 1962, long after the original eight houses, it was built for a bachelor and boating enthusiast. Quincy jones, edward killingsworth, and ralph rapson to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the united states residential housing boom caused by the end of world war ii and the return of. There are lots of photos here, some in colour and they give a great overview of this architectural project. If you havent yet fallen down the rabbit hole of this subject we at eichlersocal recommend allowing yourself plenty of time and keep a notepad handy as some might make it onto your mustvisit bucket list.
The design of case study house 9 exemplifies the concept of merging interior and exterior spaces through glass expanses and seamless materials. This 3d model is as close as you can get to the real thing, as omega house is one of the few case study houses that was never built. This large format book is an important addition to the history of the case study houses. The case study houses program has its icon in the stahl house designed by pierre koenig in this book collects all the houses of the legendary case study houses program. The principal photography by julius shulman is breathtaking and some of the original, vintage photos are presented on two pages within the huge book. Richard neutra was one of the most famous architects taking part to the case study houses program. A virtual look into richard neutras unbuilt case study house. The owners of pierre koenigs midcentury masterpiece are suing the producer of an abandoned documentary about the. Case study houses bibliotheca universalis taschen books. Schindler, john lautner and richard neutra, as well as the editor of the basic architecture series. These first houses attracted more than 350,000 visitors and captured the publics imagination by introducing new ideas about how they might live in the future. History and legacy of the case study houses by smith, elizabeth a.
Saintgobain is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to or reliance on any information contained on this site. Richard neutras midcenturymodern bailey house is for. The case study houses the complete csh program 1945 1966 by taschen is a wonderful, comprehensive study of some of the best of the archetectural projects created from this time period. Quincy jones, edward killingsworth, and ralph rapson to design. The case study program ran from 1945 until 1966 with the first six houses being built by 1948. From 1945 until 1966 the case study houses program galvanized a new era of american architecture.
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