The Architecture of R. M. Schindler by Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Compiler), Michael Darling (Compiler), R. M. Schindler Hardcover - 288 pages (February 2001) Harry N Abrams ISBN: 0810942232 Check price and buy it at: amazon.com , amazon.co.uk

Book Description

"He is the most important architect in California of his day and deserves highly the attention given to him at last by his hometown, Vienna."-Philip Johnson

With such masterworks as the Schindler-Chace House and the Lovell Beach House in California, the Vienna-born modernist R. M. Schindler (1887-1953) is recognized as one of the most innovative architects of the 20th century. Nearly 50 years after his death, admiration for his breathtakingly original houses and apartment buildings is at an all-time peak. Containing many never-published drawings and photographs and spanning Schindler's early years in Vienna, his apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright, and his bold contributions to West Coast modernism, this book-which accompanies the first major Schindler retrospective-offers the most comprehensive view of his genius to date.

About the Author

Elizabeth A.T. Smith, curator of the Schindler exhibition, is James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Robert Sweeney is president of the Friends of the Schindler House.

Richard Guy Wilson chairs the Department of Architectural History at the University of Virginia.

Kurt G. F. Helfrich is a curator at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Michael Darling is assistant curator of the Schindler exhibition.

Customer Reviews

This is the one to have., April 19, 2001
Reviewer: asparagus_berlin (South Pasadena, Ca United States)
This book is a wonderful retrospective of Schindler's work. Though its easy to slip into hyperbole, this book is a must for the student of one of the last centuries most interesting architects. Schindler's work was overlooked in his day, some say due to not being chosen by Philip Johnson to be included in a very high-profile architectural show. Johnson himself has admitted his error! The book has several different articles on various aspects of Schindler's world, one focusing on his relationship with his wife, as well as presenting drawings, plans, photos of work-sites and social snapshots that are so important given the social nature of Schindler's work. A place to start or a place to refresh your studies. When they put this book together, they hit the nail on the head.