R. M. Schindler
Composition and Construction. New Edition
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 23. May 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-85490-423-2 (ISBN)
Description
A contemporary of Le Corbusier and one-time employee of Frank Lloyd Wright, R.M. Schindler was architect of (amongst much else of note) the Lovell Beach House in California, acknowledged to be one of the key modernist buildings of the 1920s. This book, a reappraisal of Schindler's thought and works, presents plans, line drawings and photographs of buildings and furniture. A selection of Schindler's own writings is included, alongside articles by many scholars of the architect's works that trace Schindler's career on both sides of the Atlantic, from his early days in Vienna studying under Wagner, to his later life in America, where his talents found full expression.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
line illustrations, photographs
Dimensions
Height: 30.5 cm
Width: 25.2 cm
Weight
1800 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85490-423-2 (9781854904232)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Lionel March and Judith Sheine were joint curators of the year-long Schindlerfest' at the University of California, Los Angeles, celebrating the centennial of the architect's birth in 1887. RM Schindler, Composition and Construction develops and expands upon materials first presented during this event by leading Schindler scholars. Lionel March is Professor of Architecture at UCLA. He read Mathematics and Architecture at Cambridge University. He co-authored The Geometry of Environment, edited The Architectural Form, and co-edited Urban Space and Structures. He is founder editor of the international research journal, Planning and Design. Judith Sheine is an architect who practises in Los Angeles and teaches at UCLA and CalPoly, Pomona, and is the recipient of various awards in housing design. She studied Mathematics at Brown University and Architecture at Princeton. Her primary interests are in community-based design and the overlap of design and technology.
Content
Modern Architecture: A Program (1913) (R. Schindler). Schindler's Program of 1913 (H. Mallgrave). The Wagnerschule and Adolf Loos (A. Sarnitz). Buena Shore Club (B. Giella). Pocketbook Collection (R. Schindler). Selected Writings (R. Schindler). Portfolio of Colour Renderings (R. Schindler). Integrity and Ambiguity (A. Sarnitz). 'Proportion Is an Alive and Expressive Tool' (L. March). Log House, Urhutte and Temple (L. March). The Schindler House (K. Smith). Dr. How's Magical Music Box (L. March). The Translucent House (L. March). The Wolfe House (R. Schindler). Portfolio of Apartments (R. Schindler). The Mythic and the Tangible (E. Moule). Space Architecture Inside Out (S. Polyzoides). Portfolio of Furniture (R. Schindler). Construction and the Schindler Frame (J. Sheine). Late Designs 1944-53 (D. Gebhard). Schindler at Work: An Appreciation (E. McCoy).