Description: PIERRE KOENIG by James Steele and David Jenkins 1998 Hardcover First Edition in Dust Jacket 160 pages fully illustrated in color and black and white James Steele and David Jenkins: PIERRE KOENIG. London: Phaidon, 1998. First edition. Square quarto. Black fabricoid boards. Photo illustrated dust jacket. Evergreen endpapers. 160 pp. Fully illustrated in color and black and white. Lightly handled, but a nearly fine copy in an early fine dust jacket. 10.25 x 11.85 hardcover book with 160 pages fully illustrated in color and black and white. Pierre Koenig is one of the most recognizable names in California Modernism. He designed one of the most iconic and photographed houses in the world, the Stahl House (Case Study House #22) in the Hollywood Hills. Yet he and his work went far beyond that single house, helping to define Modern architecture as we know it. Contents: Foreword Introduction ’Towards a Steel Architecture’ entering architectural practice & the pursuit of an ideal 1950 - The Pierre Koenig House #1, Glendale CA. 1953 - The Edward Lamel House, Glendale CA. 1953 - The Squire House, Flintridge CA. 1953 - The Edwin M. and Aurora Scott House, Tujunga CA. 1957 - The H. E. Burwash House, Tujunga CA. 1958 - The Arnold Metcalf House, Los Angeles CA. 1958 - Radio Station KYOR, Blythe CA. ’The Style That Nearly’ the genesis of the Case Study House program 1958 - The Walter C. and Mary Bailey Residence, aka Case Study House #21, Los Angeles CA. 1960 - The Clarence H. (Buck) and Carlotta Gates Stahl House, aka Case Study House #22, Los Angeles CA. 1961 - The Francis and Larry Beidleman House, Los Angeles CA. 1960 - The Tom Seidel and Jean Hagen House, Los Angeles CA. 1961 - The Tom Seidel and Jean Hagen Beach House, Malibu CA. 1962 - The Elizabeth and Cyrus Johnson House, Carmel Valley CA. 1963 - The Richard and Viki Iwata House, Monterey Park CA. Mosque 1962 - The Oberman House, Rancho Palos Verdes CA. 1963 - The Alice and Bob Beagles House, Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles CA. Bethlehem Steel Exhibit Pavilion EEI Factory and Sales 1970 - The Sam West House, Vallejo CA. Franklin Dinner Club 1979 - The Christy and Ferrell Burton III House, aka Pole House, Malibu CA. 1983 - The Michael Gantert House, Los Angeles CA. 1984 - The Eiko and Frank Stuermer House, Kaneohe, Oahu HI. 1985 - The Pierre and Gloria Koenig House #2, Los Angeles CA. 1994 - The Martin Schwartz House, Santa Monica CA. 1998 - aka Laguna Project, Laguna CA. ’Blueprint for Modern Living’ the MoCA Show & the Modernist Revival Biographical Details Chronological List of Projects / Professional Affiliations Awards / Exhibitions Select Bibliography: Journals, Magazines, Newspapers Other Media, Tours & Lectures Notes Acknowledgements Pierre Francis Koenig FAIA (American, 1925 – 2004) was born in San Francisco in 1925, then moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1939. He began attending the University of Utah’s School of Engineering in 1943, then left school to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his tour of duty, he attended Pasadena City College for two years and ultimately earned his architecture degree at USC in 1952. He interned at the offices of great Modern architects Raphael Soriano and Edward Fickett before establishing his own practice. Koenig took hands-on experimental risks to forge a new way of suburban living. He was devoted to using industrial, prefabricated, and economical materials, and he advocated the use of natural ventilation. John Entenza, editor of Arts & Architecture magazine, invited Koenig to participate in his Case Study House program in 1950, after seeing a home Koenig had designed as a student at USC. Koenig’s Case Study House #21 (Bailey House) is a small steel-and-glass structure that perfectly expressed the emerging ideologies of Modernism in postwar Southern California. Commissioned by Buck Stahl in 1957 and built in 1960, Case Study House #22 became Koenig’s project when other architects turned the commission down due to the problematic hillside site. Considered by many as the embodiment of postwar Modern architecture, the house was immortalized by legendary photographer Julius Shulman. In 1964, Koenig was asked to join the architecture faculty at USC, where he taught for forty years. He also lectured at other prestigious institutions and shared his time generously. He once hosted members of the Conservancy’s Modern Committee at his home to discuss how to nominate Modern buildings for local landmark designation. Koenig received numerous awards, including the USC Distinguished Alumni Award and the Architectural Gold Medal from AIA, Los Angeles. He continued teaching and working until a few months before he died in 2004. His last known residential design is a two-story glass and steel beachfront home in Malibu, which according to Koenig, “has views that rival the Stahl House.” Please visit my Ebay store for an excellent and ever-changing selection of rare and out-of-print design books and periodicals covering all aspects of 20th-century visual culture. I offer shipping discounts for multiple purchases. Please contact me for details. Payment due within 3 days of purchase.
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