Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program, 1945-1966 by Elizabeth A. T. Smith - 2002

TASCHEN, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Taschen, 2002. Folio. Pictorial boards with illustrated endpapers. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. A fine copy of this complete collection of experimental houses sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine. 440 pages. ISBN: 9783822864128. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Cologne: Taschen GmbH, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Shulman. Edited by Peter Goessel. Epilogue, and photography, by Julius Shulman. Oblong folio [12.5"X16.25"X1.75"]. Illustrated boards. Illustrated end papers. 440 pages, with Architects' Biographies and Index. Text in English, French, and German. Illustrated throughout with b/w and color photographic images, drawings, plans. With clear, fitted vinyl dust-cover. No names or marks. In publisher's illustrated shipping box. A crisp, as new copy, in publisher's original cardboard shipping box. A massive book. International shipping at cost.

Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2002. Some staining to acetate; generally a clean copy. 18 x 13.25 inches. 440 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original illustrated boards; printed acetate covering. First edition. "Modernist experimental homes. Prototypes for everyone The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture's greatest talents, such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed to re-define the modern home, and… Read More

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Cologne, Germany: Benedikt Taschen GmbH, 2002. Comprehensive text presents a detailed compilation of the Case Study House program initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945; namely John Entenza, conceived as low-cost, experimental modern prototypes which reflected the energy and enthusiasm of America's post-WWII building boom. Contributors to the Case Study House program were influential architects such as Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Craig Ellwood, Pierre Koenig, Thornton Abell, Rodney Walker, Whitney R. Smith, and others. Includes biographies of the architects; index of places and names; epilogue and photography by Julius Shulman; and 28 Case Study Houses. 440 pgs. Illustrated with black/white and color photographs, drawings, charts, etc. Small label and stamp on front endpaper and outer edge; slight vertical crease and tiny closed tear on lower edge of front endpaper. Vinyl cover. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.… Read More