Schindler

This collection presents his most important projects of Rudolph Michael Schindler, the Austrian-born architect who combined Cubism, the International Style, and Californian Modernism into space architecture. n nHailing from Vienna, Rudolph Michael Schindler (1887-1953) emigrated to Chicago in 1914, like his lifelong friend and rival Richard Neutra. Eventually hired by Frank Lloyd Wright to work in Los Angeles, Schindler took cues from notions found in Cubism and the International Style to shape his unique vision: a style he called space architecture, combining geometrical shapes, bold lines, and materials such as wood and concrete, with space as a medium in its own right, one to be controlled just like color or mass.n nThis radical approach earned Schindler little recognition in his lifetime--but today, he is hailed as one of America's most important Modernist pioneers. Discover such key projects as the Wolfe House, nestled in a steep hillside; the tree house-like Falk Apartment Building; the Lovell Beach House, recognized as one of the foremost examples of the Modernist canon in America; the Schindler/Chace House, Schindler's most crucial work and his personal practice and home, which he shared with his family and that of Neutra.n nFrom private homes to small commercial buildings, Schindler's groundbreaking designs heralded a new era of contemporary construction. This collection is complete with a map locating all of the architect's most renowned projects, detailed entries, floor plans, as well as crisp photography of each structure and its interiors.n nn nAbout the seriesn nBorn back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features: n nan introduction to the life and work of the architectn nthe major works in chronological ordern ninformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutionsn na list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildingsn napproximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)n