Architecture of the sun : Los Angeles modernism, 1900-1970 / Thomas S. Hines.
| Author/creator | Hines, Thomas S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Rizzoli : Distributed to the U.S. trade by Random House, 2010. |
| Description | 755 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 26 x 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : regionalism, modernism, modernization -- Prologue : Los Angeles, 1900 -- ch. 1. A leaven in the blood : Greene & Greene and the California bungalow -- ch. 2. The stone in the meadow : the achievement of Irving Gill -- ch. 3. A shooting star : Frank Lloyd Wright in Southern California -- ch. 4. Over the top : Lloyd Wright and art deco Los Angeles -- ch. 5. A continual becoming : Rudolph Schindler's journey to the future, 1887-1928 -- ch. 6. California calls you : the brave new world of Richard Neutra, 1892-1932 -- ch. 7. The frame for a life : Rudolph Schindler's discordant modernism, 1930-1953 -- ch. 8. Modern to the minute : international style and streamline moderne, 1932-1942 -- ch. 9. Disciples and masters : the California modernism of Gregory Ain, Raphael Soriano, and Harwell Hamilton Harris -- ch. 10. A model modernism : the architects and fellow travelers of the Case Study program -- ch. 11. Regionalism and rationalism : the late work of Richard Neutra, 1945-1970 -- ch. 12. Regionalism and expressionism : the modernism of John Lautner -- ch. 12. Building big : the corporate modernism of postwar Los Angeles : Welton Becket and William Pereira -- Epilogue : a personal note. |
| Local note | Little-356448--3051310588876 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 734-741) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009942074 |
| ISBN | 9780847833207 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0847833208 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | NA735.L55 H56 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |