Substance and function in architecture
By: Raphael Soriano ; interviewed by Marlene L. Laskey, [1985].
Contributors: Laskey, Marlene L., interviewer.; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Publisher: Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1988
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Soriano, Raphael, 1907-; Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.; Neutra, Richard Joseph, 1892-1970.; Schindler, R. M. 1887-1953.; Architects -- California -- Interviews.; Architecture -- California -- 20th century.; Building, Iron and steel.; Buildings, Prefabricated.; Architecture, Domestic -- California, Southern -- Case studies.
Genres: Interviews.; Case studies.
Description: Soriano recalls his early years on the island of Rhodes and his migration to America, his education and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Rudolph Schindler on his work, and his innovations in architecture using steel, aluminum, and prefabricated materials.