Umfang:
vii, 295 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781606065778
Inhalt:
"Using discoveries made in architect Pierre Koenig's archive at the Getty Research Institute, Neil Jackson examines the influences of Koenig's youth in San Francisco, military service during World War II, Case Study Houses, and later award-laden years on the evolution and legacy of Koenig's oeuvre in Los Angeles"...Provided by publisher
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Preface: a view from the archive -- Beginnings -- Education -- Glendale -- Santa Monica and San Vicente -- Case study houses -- Steel pavilions -- Hillside houses -- Timber houses -- Midcareer steel houses -- Production houses -- "I'm your architect" -- Restoration -- Revival -- Payback time -- Cool twice -- Appendix: list of works -- Index
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Technik
,
Kunstgeschichte
Schlagwort(e):
Koenig, Pierre 1925-2004
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