The Aluminaire house / Jon Michael Schwarting, Frances Campani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwarting, Jon Michael, author.

Camponi, F. (Frances), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Midcentury modern (Architecture)--History.

Midcentury modern (Architecture).

Architecture, Domestic--Conservation and restoration.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture, Domestic--History--20th century.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Architect-designed houses--History--20th century.

Architect-designed houses.

Physical Description:

168 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, facsimiles ; 23 x 28 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Kaysville, Utah : Gibbs Smith, [2024]

Summary:

"The Aluminaire House was conceived and constructed by Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey as an exhibition house for the Allied Arts and Industry and Architectural League Exhibition of 1931 at the Grand Central Palace in New York City. It was intended to display standard mass-produced building materials, donated by the manufacturers. In addition to being a display of products, it was a demonstration of their use in making a repeatable, affordable house, bringing together the ideas of mass production with high-density communities...The historic Aluminaire House is now being reconstructed in Palm Springs, on the grounds of the Palm Springs Art Museum, where it will be part of the museum's permanent collection. The Aluminaire House is considered a masterpiece of modernist design, listed by Architectural Record as one of the most important buildings completed worldwide in the past 125 years" -- Publisher's description from website.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781423648697

1423648692

OCLC:

1417755695