The Case Study House program (1945 1966) was anexceptional, innovative event in the history of American architectureand remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom.The program s chief motivating force wasArts&Architectureeditor John Entenza, a champion of modernism who had all the right connections to attract some of architecture s greatest talents, such asRichard Neutra,Charles and Ray Eames, andEero Saarinen. Highly experimental, the program generated houses that were designed toredefine the modern home,and had a pronounced influence on architecture American and international both during the program s existence and even to this day.TASCHEN brings youa retrospective of the entire programwith comprehensive documentation, brilliant photographs from the period and, for the houses still in existence,contemporary photos, as well as extensivefloor plansandsketches.
