Case Study Houses (Basic Art Series 2.0)

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Modernism to the masses: Pioneering designs for affordable postwar homes

The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was once a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to answer the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that may be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.

Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson. Their criteria included “the use of, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of man’s life in the modern world.”

The results of the program would redefine the modern home and extend influence not only across america but world wide. This compact guide includes all the Case Study Houses with over 150 photos and plans, in addition to a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist.

About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series features:

  • an introduction to the life and work of the architect
  • the major works in chronological order
  • information about the clients, architectural preconditions in addition to construction problems and resolutions
  • a list of all of the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the most productive and most famous buildings
  • approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

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