Case Study Houses

Le programme Case Study House (1945-1966) repr sente un moment unique dans l'histoire de l'architecture am ricaine. Soutenu par le magazine Arts & Architecture, ce programme cherchait r pondre l'essor de la construction immobili re d'apr s-guerre en proposant des prototypes d'habitations modernes qui seraient la fois ais ment reproductibles et tr s accessibles l'Am ricain moyen.Circonscrit la r gion de Los Angeles, le Case Study Houses comprenait 36 habitations types, command es des grands architectes de l' poque tels que Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles et Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones et Ralph Rapson. Leur ma tre-mot tait d' utiliser autant que possible des techniques et des mat riaux issus de la guerre, les mieux adapt s traduire le mode de vie des hommes dans le monde moderne. Le programme eut pour effet de red finir l'habitat moderne, et son influence fut tendue l'ensemble des tats-Unis et au monde entier. Cet ouvrage dense aborde tous les mod les de Case Study Houses travers plus de 150 photos et plans, ainsi qu' l'aide d'une carte permettant de situer chaque site, y compris ceux qui ont disparu.
The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson. Their criteria included "using, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of man's life in the modern world."The results of the program would redefine the modern home and extend influence not only across the United States but around the world. This compact guide includes all of the Case Study Houses with over 150 photos and plans, as well as a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist.About the seriesEach book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architectthe major works in chronological orderinformation about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as cons