Case Study Houses. The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966. 40th Ed.

Images of Californian architecture taken by the American photographer Julius Shulman have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century, to the point that a book on modernist architecture without Shulman's presence is inconceivable. Some of his photographs, such as the iconic snapshots of the extraordinary structures of Frank Lloyd Wright or Pierre Koenig, have been published countless times. Moreover, it was Shulman's shots that first highlighted the brilliance of the buildings of Charles Eames or his dear friend Richard Neutra. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography be considered an independent art form. Each of Shulman's shots fuses his perception and knowledge of the buildings and their place in the landscape, while his careful composition reveals not only the architectural ideas hidden behind the buildings' facades but also the intuitions and hopes of an entire era. Even without human figures, a sense of humanity is always felt in his work. Today, many of the buildings Shulman documented have been lost or crudely converted, but interest in his pioneering images is as alive as ever.

Elizabeth A.T. Smith She is an art historian, curator, and writer. She served as chief curator and deputy director for programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and was a curator at MOCA, Los Angeles, where she organized the exhibition Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses . Smith also taught at the University of Southern California and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Peter Gossel He runs an agency that deals with exhibition and museum design. He has published monographs on TASCHEN Julius Shulman, RM Schindler, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra, as well as several titles from the Basic Architecture series.