Sheine, Judith. creator Schindler, R. M. (Rudolph M.) 1887-1953 Mudford, Grant 1944- text bibliography enk 2001 monographic eng

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303 p. ill. ;col. ;photo. ;plans. ; 22 cm. R M Schindler (1887-1953) was a pivotal Modernist architect who remained largely unrecognized by the critical establishment of his time. A pragmatist and theoretician, Schindler designed more than 500 projects - over 150 of which were built - mostly in the Los Angeles area, where he settled in 1920. Trained in Vienna and influenced by two teachers, Adolf Loos and Otto Wagner, Schindler emigrated to Chicago in 1914, hoping to work for Frank Lloyd Wright. By 1918 he had attained that goal, and two years later he moved to Los Angeles as project architect for Wright's famous Barnsdall House. In his own practice, which began in 1922, Schindler synthesized the ideas of Loos, Wagner and Wright into his own original and distinct approach, which he called 'space architecture'. This book focuses on Schindler's influences and on an analysis of his buildings. It includes rare archival material and new photography by Grant Mudford, as well as over 150 redrawn plans, sections and diagrams. Foreword -- Introduction -- Getting to Los Angeles or Famous Architects He Knew -- Schindler and Wright or The First Space Architect -- Schindler and the International Style or His Work Had No Place in It -- Modern Architecture: A Program -- Theory or Space, Climate, Light, Mood -- The Early Years or Concrete and Radicalism -- Plaster-Skin Design or The Search for Cheapness -- The Search for Form or "There Is Certainly Immense Vitality ..." -- The Late Work or The Schindler Frame and Visual Techniques -- Practice or R. M. Schindler, Architect -- Influence and Reputation or He Was an Incorrigible Bohemian -- Conclusion or "I, in Common with Many Others, Like Him Very Much" -- Judith Sheine ; with new photography by Grant Mudford. Include index Include Bibliography Schindler, R. M. (Rudolph M.) 1887-1953 Criticism and interpretation Modern movement Architecture California, Southern Architecture United States NA737.S35 S5 2001 720.92 9780714839141 0714839140 2002265141 pucpr 032111 20220712175122.0 eng