The Stahl house : case study house #22 : the making of a modernist icon /

The Stahl House was first envisioned by the owners Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by architect Pierre Koenig and immortalized by photographer Julius Shulman. This 1960 glass-and-steel home in the Hollywood Hills has come to embody the idealism of a generation in search of the American dream. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Stahl Gronwald, Shari (Author), Stahl, Bruce (Author), Cross, Kim (Kimberly Hisako), 1976- (Author)
Other Authors:	Shulman, Julius (Photographer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : Chronicle Chroma, [2021].
Subjects:	Stahl House (Los Angeles, Calif.) Stahl House (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History. Stahl House (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Pictorial works. Koenig, Pierre, > 1925-2004. Midcentury modern (Architecture) > California > Los Angeles. Architecture, Domestic > California > Los Angeles. Stahl family.

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Summary:	The Stahl House was first envisioned by the owners Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by architect Pierre Koenig and immortalized by photographer Julius Shulman. This 1960 glass-and-steel home in the Hollywood Hills has come to embody the idealism of a generation in search of the American dream. The two-bedroom, 2,300-square-foot house with glass walls that disappear into a 270-degree panorama of Los Angeles became Koenig's pie̓ce de re̓sistance. The Stahl family's adult children who grew up there share historical information. personal photographs and floor plans, plus Shulman's renowned photographs.
Item Description:	Color illustrations on endpapers.
Physical Description:	207 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781797209432 1797209434