Buff & Hensman
Contributors: James Steele (Editor); Alex Moseley (Introduction); Julius Shulman (Photographer); Robert Timme (Preface)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: July 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781890449247
Subjects: Individual architects; Individual Architect; Architecture; Architectural Firms; Non-Classifiable
First sentence: Like many avant-garde members of their generation in and around Los Angeles, Buff &amp; Hensman tried to oppose the stultifying introspection typical in prewar housing and accommodate the radical shift in lifestyle brought about by the end of World War II; a less formal, more casual approach demanding freedom and openness in living arrangements.
Description: "Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman had a remarkable career that began at the University of Southern California School of Architecture in Los Angeles - where they first met and later taught - and continued for more than four decades. It spanned the Case Study House program, in which they participated, the social upheavals and the style of the 1960s, building code changes in the 1970s, and the pressures of fame in the 1980s and 1990s. Their vitally important contribution to California Modernism is completely documented here and includes a full chronology for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.