![]() ![]() His projects and writings have been published in journals such as Architectural Record, A+U (Japan), and The Architectural Review (UK). Pierluigi Serraino is a practicing architect and design agitator in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, a great many of the buildings documented by Shulman have disappeared or been crudely converted, but the thirst for his pioneering images is stronger than ever before. A sense of humanity is always present in his work, even when the human figure is absent from the actual photographs. The precise compositions reveal not just the architectural ideas behind a building’s surface, but also the visions and hopes of an entire age. Each Shulman image unites perception and understanding for the buildings and their place in the landscape. The clarity of his work demanded that architectural photography had to be considered as an independent art form. The brilliance of buildings like those by Charles Eames, as well as those of his close friend, Richard Neutra, was first brought to light by Shulman’s photography. Some of his architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright’s or Pierre Koenig’s remarkable structures, have been published countless times. A book on modern architecture without Shulman is inconceivable. It’s like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet.Īmerican photographer Julius Shulman’s images of Californian architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the 20th century. ![]() Bringing together nearly 300 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscoveredpays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. With this book, TASCHEN brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. Many buildings photographed by Julius Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. ![]() If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of ’50s and ’60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? Most of these photos have rarely been seenand many of the buildings are gone, making this book a must for architecture fans.ĭiscoveries from the Julius Shulman vaults This completely revised edition compiles more than 600 forgotten photos, which pay tribute to California Modernism. The abandoned files of architectural photographer Julius Shulman reveal a side of Modernism unseen for years. ![]()
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