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R M Schindler (1887-1953) was a pivotal Modernist architect who remained largely unrecognized by the critical establishment of his time. A pragmatist and theoretician, Schindler designed more than 500 projects - over 150 of which were built - mostly in the Los Angeles area, where he settled in 1920. Trained in Vienna and influenced by two teachers, Adolf Loos and Otto Wagner, Schindler emigrated to Chicago in 1914, hoping to work for Frank Lloyd Wright. By 1918 he had attained that goal, and two years later he moved to Los Angeles as project architect for Wright's famous Barnsdall House. In his own practice, which began in 1922, Schindler synthesized the ideas of Loos, Wagner and Wright into his own original and distinct approach, which he called 'space architecture'. This book focuses on Schindler's influences and on an analysis of his buildings. It includes rare archival material and new photography by Grant Mudford, as well as over 150 redrawn plans, sections and diagrams.
Contents
Foreword Introduction Chapter 1Architects He Knew Chapter 2: Schindler and Wright or The First Space Architect Chapter 3: Schindler and The International Style or His Work Had No Place in It: Modern Architecture: A Program Chapter 4: Theory or Space, Climate, Light, Mood Chapter 5: The Early Years or Concrete and Radicalism Chapter 6: Plaster-Skin Design or The Search for Cheapness Chapter 7: The Search for Form or "There is Certainly Immense Vitality..." Chapter 8: The Late Work or The Schindler Frame and Visual Techniques Chapter 9: Practice or R.M. Schindler, Architect Chapter 10: Influence and Reputation or He Was an Incorrigible Bohemian Chapter 11: Conclusion or I, in Common with Many Others, Like Him Very Much Notes Works and Projects Selected Bibliography Index
