Rudolph Michael Schindler | Taschen Basic Architecture
Meet Rudolph Michael Schindler, the Austrian-born architect who combined Cubism, the International Style, and Californian Modernism into “space architecture.” Unnoticed for decades, his structures are today hailed as landmarks of the Modernist movement. This collection presents Schindler’s most important projects through crisp photography, floor plans, texts, and maps.
This radical approach earned Schindler little recognition in his lifetime—but today, he is hailed as one of America’s most important Modernist pioneers. Discover such key projects as the Wolfe House, nestled in a steep hillside; the tree house-like Falk Apartment Building; the Lovell Beach House, recognized as one of the foremost examples of the Modernist canon in America; the Schindler/Chace House, Schindler’s most crucial work and his personal practice and home, which he shared with his family and that of Neutra.
From private homes to small commercial buildings, Schindler’s groundbreaking designs heralded a new era of contemporary construction. This collection is complete with a map locating all of the architect’s most renowned projects, detailed entries, floor plans, as well as crisp photography of each structure and its interiors.
Specifications:
By James Steele
ISBN: 978-3-8365-6436-6
Published: 2025 by Taschen
Pages: 96, Hardcover
Dimensions: 8.3 x 10.2 in.
Weight: 1.23 lb
About the Author:
James Steele practiced architecture in Philadelphia for a decade, taught at the King Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1983-1989, and currently teaches at the University of Southern California. He has written several books on Los Angeles as well as various aspects of its architecture.
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