{"product_id":"michael-schindler-taschen-basic-architecture","title":"Rudolph Michael Schindler | Taschen Basic Architecture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__testimonial-quote\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolph Michael\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Austrian-born architect who combined Cubism, the International Style, and Californian Modernism into “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espace architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.” Unnoticed for decades, his structures are today hailed as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elandmarks of the Modernist movement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This collection presents \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e’s most important projects through crisp \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ephotography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efloor plans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etexts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emaps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/store.aia.org\/collections\/taschen-basic-architecture\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Taschen_Basic_Architecture_button_clear_a26a5436-1a63-47e4-af35-a9a66bdbf2ec_medium.png?1847792207493934243\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMid-Century Maverick: The space architecture of Rudolph Schindler.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHailing from Vienna, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudolph Michael\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1887–1953) emigrated to Chicago in 1914, like his lifelong friend and rival \u003c\/span\u003eRichard Neutra\u003cspan\u003e. Eventually hired by Frank Lloyd Wright to work in Los Angeles, \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e took cues from notions found in Cubism and the International Style to shape his unique vision: a style he called “space architecture,” combining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egeometrical shapes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebold lines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and materials such as wood and concrete, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003espace as a medium in its own right\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one to be controlled just like color or mass.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis radical approach earned \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e little recognition in his lifetime—but today, he is hailed as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone o\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ef \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmerica’s most important Modernist pioneers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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 \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e\/Chace House, \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e’s most crucial work and his personal practice and home, which he shared with his family and that of Neutra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom private homes to small commercial buildings, \u003c\/span\u003eSchindler\u003cspan\u003e’s groundbreaking designs heralded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea new era of contemporary construction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This collection is complete with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e locating all of the architect’s most renowned projects, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edetailed entries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efloor plans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecrisp photography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of each structure and its interiors.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-short\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\" lang=\"FR\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBy James Steele\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; background: white;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e978-3-8365-6436-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished: 2025 by Taschen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePages: 96, Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e8.3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e x \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10.2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeight: \u003cspan\u003e1.23 lb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Steele\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67187805847597,"sku":"978-3-8365-6436-6","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Schindler.png?v=1785431518","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/michael-schindler-taschen-basic-architecture","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}