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Pierre Koenig : a view from the archive

Title
Pierre Koenig : a view from the archive / Neil Jackson.
Author
Jackson, N. (Neil)
Publication
  • Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2019]
  • ©2019

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TextUse in library JQF 19-583Schwarzman Building M1 - Art & Architecture Room 300

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Description
vii, 295 pages : illustrations (some color), plans; 29 cm
Summary
"Using discoveries made in architect Pierre Koenig's archive at the Getty Research Institute, Neil Jackson examines the influences of Koenig's youth in San Francisco, military service during World War II, Case Study Houses, and later award-laden years on the evolution and legacy of Koenig's oeuvre in Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preface: a view from the archive -- Beginnings -- Education -- Glendale -- Santa Monica and San Vicente -- Case study houses -- Steel pavilions -- Hillside houses -- Timber houses -- Midcareer steel houses -- Production houses -- "I'm your architect" -- Restoration -- Revival -- Payback time -- Cool twice -- Appendix: list of works -- Index.
Call Number
JQF 19-583
ISBN
  • 9781606065778
  • 1606065777
LCCN
2018028173
OCLC
1027843339
Author
Jackson, N. (Neil), author.
Title
Pierre Koenig : a view from the archive / Neil Jackson.
Publisher
Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
JQF 19-583
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