Hardcover Book. “The Contemporary Condition” Los Angeles Architecture. James Steele. 2002

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Hardcover Book: “The Contemporary Condition.”

Author: James Steele

Publisher: Phaidon Inc.

Subject: “Los Angeles Architecture”

Hardcover Book: 100-30

The architecture of Los Angeles seems at first sight to be chaotic – individualism being its only rationale. Los Angeles Architecture: The Contemporary Condition looks beneath the seductive surface to find out why the city’s architectural scene is so fascinating.
Supported by stunning photography, James Steele considers the historic and geographic elements which are an important part of local sensibilities and weaves them into a narrative about the complex design activity now taking place in the city.
Beginning with the pioneering characters of the American Arts and Crafts movement, James Steele traces Los Angeles’ architectural energy through the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolph Schindler to arrive at the buildings of Frank Gehry who is widely acknowledged as a peerless interpreter of his surroundings. This analysis expands to investigate the work of those who have followed Gehry’s lead, from the avant-garde institutions such as Sci-Arc, to those who are attempting to complete the Los Angeles myth by at last giving it a downtown. Steele’s rigorous examination of Los Angeles’ contemporary condition looks at issues as well as influences, providing a timely portrait of a city often said to represent the urban typology of the future.

Pages:231

Date: 2002

THIS BOOK IS IN NEW CONDITION CONDITION AND WAS USED BY SHULMAN AT HIS HOLLYWOOD HILLS STUDIO.
From Shulman’s Private Book Collection located at his Hollywood Hills Studio.

*This Book is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity authorized by the Julius Shulman Trust and Photographic Archives.

Size 10″ x 12″  ( 25.4 cm. x 30.48 cm.)

This Hardcover Book is in new condition. Report: Any condition statement is given as an opinion and the condition statement does not imply that these Hardcover Book is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfection or the effects of aging.

This Hardcover Book is part of the Julius Shulman Estate and came directly from Shulman’s Hollywood Hills Studio.