Case Study Houses 1945–1966 – The California Impetus by Elizabeth A.T. Smith (Taschen 2009) is a profusely illustrated presentation of famous project of post-war experimental houses.
The Case Study House program, initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in Los Angeles, remains one of Americas most significant contributions to architecture ta mid-century. Conceived as low-cost, experimental modern prototypes, the thirty-six designs of the program epitomized the aspirations of a generation of modern architects active during the buoyant years of America’s post-World War II building boom.
– Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Case Study Houses 1945–1966 – The California Impetus (Taschen, 2009), excerpt from the Introduction, p.6
The text is in English. The book is illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings.
Our copy in stock is in good condition. The pages are clean, no markings. The binding is fine. The dust jacket shows some small traces of edge wear and shelf wear. There is an old price sticker on the back front cover.
