Eames House History. The Eames House, Case Study House #8, was one of roughly two dozen homes built as part of The Case Study House Program. Begun in the mid-1940s and continuing through the early 1960s, the program was spearheaded by John Entenza, the publisher of Arts and Architecture magazine. In a challenge to the architectural community, the magazine announced that it would be the client for a series of homes designed to express man’s life in the modern world.
These homes were to be built and furnished using materials and techniques derived from the experiences of the Second World War. Each home would be for a real or hypothetical client taking into consideration their particular housing needs. Charles and Ray proposed that the home they designed would be for a married couple working in design and graphic arts, whose children were no longer living at home. Click here to see their design brief in the December 1945 issue of Arts and Architecture. Bridge House Vs. Want to know more? Eames house ... UTZON I- nspiration - Vision - Architecture - By Richard Weston :: books at arcspace.com. His work will live as long as architecture is valued, and his ultimate legacy is ethical, not formal: a way of working, not a repertoire of form. /Richard Weston The Sydney Opera House is the most celebrated modern building in the world yet it's architect has always shunned publicity and remain the least well known of the major modern architects.
Richard Weston's book, subtitled "Inspiration - Vision - Architecture", finally opens the door to Utzon's techniques and creative processes. Observations and anecdotes by Utzon, supplemented with a wealth of sketches and drawings from his personal archives, draws the reader into the amazing visionary world of one of the greatest living architects. Utzon himself... "My laboratory is the beach, the forest, the sea and seashore... " Bagsværd Church sketch Photo: arcspaceBagsværd Church interior Both would eventually be seen at their grandest in Sydney Opera House. "As an architectonic element, the platform is fascinating. Sketch from Monte Albán. Utzon Center :: Film. Influences. :: arcspace.com. In celebration of Jørn Utzon's 90th birthday the Danish Architectural Press have published a tribute to the man whose building became a symbol for a city. It is a great honor and wonderful feeling to be appreciated by one's colleagues.
To have been allowed to create something that enriches the lives of my fellow human beings is a wonderful gift. /Jørn Utzon Photo: © Ole Haupt/Frederiksborg Museet The Danish Architectural Press, in collaboration with Jan Utzon and the Aalborg University, have spend a number of years building up the "Utzon Archive. " Among the many extraordinary drawings that were scanned are several never before published sketches for the Sydney Opera competition proposal. Photo © Utzon Archive "The drawings in the book illustrate the fascinating and often lengthly process from the first idea to the completed building. When the publishers asked a number of Utzon's colleagues if they would send a sketch and a birthday greeting, they poured in from all over the world. ... " Pierre Koenig, l’architecture 50s so L.A. - Ma Décoration.