Author: Campbell-Lange, Barbara-Ann

Brand: Taschen

Features:

• Lautner

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 96

Release Date: 29-09-2016

model number: YES28293912

Part Number: YES28293912

Details: With his geometric structures perched upon the hillsides, beaches, and deserts of California, John Lautner (1911–1994) was behind some of the most striking and innovative architectural designs in mid-20th-century America.This introductory book brings together the most important of Lautner’s projects to explore hishis ingenious use of modern building materials and his bold stylistic repertoire of sweeping rooflines, glass-paneled walls, and steel beams. From commercial buildings to such iconic homes as the Chemosphere, we look at Lautner’s sensitivity to a building’s surroundings and his unique capacity to integrate structures into the Californian landscape. With several of Lautner’s houses now labeled Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments, we’ll also consider the architect’s cultural legacy, as much as his pioneering of a visual paradigm of 1950s optimism, economic growth, and space-age adventure.

EAN: 9783836544115

Package Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English