Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism 1900-1970

Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism 1900-1970

An authoritative survey of the masters of twentieth-century modernist architecture in Los Angeles. This revisionist study explores the history of modernist architecture in Greater Los Angeles from the early twentieth century to the 1970s, focusing on both its regional and international contexts. Thomas Hines critically analyzes the concepts of modernism and regionalism and begins his exploration by contrasting the turn-of-the-century Craftsman work of Charles and Henry Greene with the rationalist modernism of their contemporary Irving Gill and the expressionist modernism of Frank Lloyd Wright and his son Lloyd Wright. The book re-interprets the modernist variations of Wrightâ€™s disciple Rudolph Schindler and the International Style of his contemporary Richard Neutra, as well as of their followers: Gregory Ain, Raphael Soriano, and Harwell Harris. The minimalist Case Study House program is contrasted with the sensuous modernism of John Lautner and with the large-scale modernism of William Pereira and Welton Becket. Hines ends the book in the early 1970s, as modernism began to confront the challenge of the post-modernist critique. A personal epilogue reflects on the authorâ€™s exploration of Los Angeles modernism from the late 1960s to 2009.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780847833207
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2010-05-25
UnitCount 1
Format Large Print
EANs 9780847833207

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780847833207
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2010-05-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Large Print
EANs	9780847833207

Architecture of the Sun: Los Angeles Modernism 1900-1970

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