{"product_id":"koenig-neil-jackson-9783836544375","title":"Koenig","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003cstrong\u003efew images of 20th-century architecture more iconic\u003c\/strong\u003e than the nighttime view of Case Study House #22. At its eagle's nest promontory above Los Angeles, the building is a vision of streamlined glass and steel, its slick lines echoing the twinkling city boulevards below. With this and his other equally innovative build for the famous project of the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, American architect \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Koenig\u003c\/strong\u003e (1925-2004) became one of the \u003cstrong\u003eleading figures of the Modern movement\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While still a student of architecture, Koenig designed and built his first exposed steel house in 1950, proving that the use of \u003cstrong\u003eprefabricated materials could allow for spatial freedom in affordable houses\u003c\/strong\u003e. Throughout his career, he would champion socially responsible design, as well as buildings that responded deftly and directly to the Southern California climate. Through windows, water, terraces, skylights, and glazing, his buildings optimized the \u003cstrong\u003erapport between inside and outside\u003c\/strong\u003e, while aiming for a simplistic purity of appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through all of Koenig's major projects, including the Johnson House (1962) and Oberman House (1962), this book introduces an \u003cstrong\u003earchitect who was pioneering in method and material\u003c\/strong\u003e and iconic of his time, as fueled by experimentalism as the postwar optimism of the age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836544377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836544375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Neil Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447569690879,"sku":"9783836544375","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8af01330-333c-454e-bf9a-b6bbe44e54da.jpg?v=1777233567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/koenig-neil-jackson-9783836544375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}