Schindler, Kings Road, and Southern California Modernism

Robert Sweeney, Judith Sheine, Mark Mack , Timothy Sakamoto

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University of California Press
30 October 2012

Individual architects & architectural firms; Houses, apartments, flats, units

Today, R. M. Schindler's Kings Road House is celebrated as an icon of early modern architecture, but this wasn't the case when it was finished in 1922. Though Schindler and his wife Pauline recognized its genius early on, its radical appearance was-and remains-incomprehensible to many. Lavishly illustrated with forty-five new photographs, this book is an incisive examination of the house, placing it in the context of the architect's career and clarifying its influence on modern architecture and its practitioners. Little-known aspects of Schindler's life, his relationship with his mentors, and the development of his unique theories about space enrich the narrative.

Robert Sweeney focuses on the construction of the house and the people who lived, worked, and performed there, demonstrating the building's significance in the social history of Southern California. He includes new research on Schindler's educational and personal background in Vienna and a discussion of the critical influence of Pauline Schindler in formulating the social underpinnings of the house. Judith Sheine's essay places the house in the context of Schindler's career, in which it established the basis of the spatial development of his work. She also examines the influence of the house on the work of numerous architects from Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry.

By: Robert Sweeney, Judith Sheine
By (photographer): Timothy Sakamoto
Introduction by: Mark Mack
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520271944
ISBN 10: 0520271947
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 30 October 2012
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Acknowledgments Introduction / Mark Mack Precis The Kings Road House / Robert Sweeney Schindler's Vienna America Bold and Novel Construction"" The Most Impractical House in the World The Kings Road House: Pre-Everybody / Judith Sheine Appendix: Letters Notes Selected Bibliography Index"

Robert Sweeney, an independent historian, is President, Friends of Schindler House. He is the author of Wright in Hollywood and Casa del Herrero. Judith Sheine, a practicing architect, is Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the author of R. M. Schindler and R. M. Schindler: Works and Projects.

Reviews for Schindler, Kings Road, and Southern California Modernism

"""Little-known aspects of Schinder's life, his relationship with his mentors, and the development of his unique theories about space enrich the narrative."" Architectural West 20121201 ""The house is a radical watershed by any criterion... Captures the play of light and shadow, and, above all, the building's intimacy with its setting."" Society Of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter 20130301 ""The photographs are a feast for the eyes; the book as a whole offers a savory blend of views on southern California living and architectural design."" -- Merry Ovnick Southern California Quarterly 20130805"