The Schwarting, Michael creator author. Campani, Frances author. text biography utu 2024 First edition. monographic eng

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168 p. : ill. ; maps ; plans ; facsimiles ; 23 cm. "The Aluminaire House was conceived and constructed by Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey as an exhibition house for the Allied Arts and Industry and Architectural League Exhibition of 1931 at the Grand Central Palace in New York City. It was intended to display standard mass-produced building materials, donated by the manufacturers. In addition to being a display of products, it was a demonstration of their use in making a repeatable, affordable house, bringing together the ideas of mass production with high-density communities...The historic Aluminaire House is now being reconstructed in Palm Springs, on the grounds of the Palm Springs Art Museum, where it will be part of the museum's permanent collection. The Aluminaire House is considered a masterpiece of modernist design, listed by Architectural Record as one of the most important buildings completed worldwide in the past 125 years" -- Publisher's description from website 1. The Aluminaire House – 1931 13 -- The Idea and the Exhibition 14 -- Description of the Aluminaire House 22 -- Analysis of the House 38 -- The Architects 42 -- 2. Context and Issues 51 -- The Debate of Prefabrication versus Community 52 -- The Aluminaire House as Modern Architecture 59 -- The Aluminaire as Modern Housing 64 -- The Aluminaire House and Le Corbusier 72 -- 3. The Harrison House – 1932 81 -- The Weekend House 82 -- Modern Aechitecture – International Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art 86 -- The International Style Publication 90 -- 4. The House 1932 – 2014 93 -- Lost: 1932 – 1986 94 -- Found: Deconstruction and Reconstruction, 1987 – 1997 95 -- The Search for Aluminaire House Sites, 2005 – 2009 118 -- The Aluminaire House Foundation 119 -- The Sunnyside Gardens Interlude, 2010 – 2014 119 -- 5. Palm Springs 2014 – 2024 125 -- Moving to California 128 -- The California Connection 130 -- Searching for a Site 134 -- An Exhibition Pavilion at the Palm Springs Art Museum 136 -- The Third Reconstruction, 2023 -2024 138 -- Future Work 152 -- Conclusion 162 -- Acknowledgements 163 -- Notes 164 -- Illustration and Photography Credits 166 -- About the Authors 168 -- Michael Schwarting, Frances Campani. Includes bibliographical references. Architecture History Midcentury modern Architecture Domestic Conservation and restoration Architecture Domestic History 20th century Architecture Domestic 20th century Architect-designed houses History 20th century NA7105 S39 2024 724.6 9781423648697 1423648692 pucpr 231214 20260121121355.0 eng