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Title: Raphael Soriano by Wolfgang Wagener ISBN: 0-7148-4063-7 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 26 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Raphael Soriano
Comment: Of all the important pioneers of modern architecture in southern California, Soriano was one of the most inventive and idealistic, but least successful. If he hadn't won the attention of Julius Shulman--as a photographer and client--he would probably be forgotten, so few are the surviving traces of his modest mid-century output. When he died, in 1988, poor and embittered, few took note. This self-inflicted failure (Soriano alienated Entenza, Eichler and several other key clients) challenged Wolfgang Wagener, an architect who practices here and in Germany, to reevaluate his achievement and develop a complete list of buildings and projects. (Michael Webb is the book reviewer for LA Architect magazine.)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Mid-Century Must Have
Comment: This is a thorough, comprehensive monograph on a talented, yet often forgotten modernist. The book competently chronicles Soriano's career and major projects. However it achieves much more: There is an excellent introductory essay (The Postwar Dream Takes Hold) on the post WWII housing boom and specifically on the typology of the modern California House. This background introduces the reader to the spirit of the era in which Soriano established his practice.
The second essay, entitle Pioneering Steel Houses 1935-1970 focuses on Soriano's career and his strong convictions of the steel frame used as a vehicle to meet the demand of the housing boom. The photos, mostly by noted photographer Julius Shulman are crisp and clear. While it would be nice to see recent photos of Sauriano's structures, the author is clear to point out that most of Soriano's buildings have sadly been demolished or altered beyond recognition.
The two essays are followed by a very thorough catalogue with commentary of all Soriano's projects. The book also contains a map of Soriano's projects in Los Angeles, a Chronology of the Architect's life, and finally the typescript of Soriano's unfinished autobiography (all of about 5 typewritten pages).
I highly recommend this book for the student of mid-century modernism.
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Title: A Quincy Jones by Cory Buckner ISBN: 0714840742 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 05 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: California Modern: The Architecture of Craig Ellwood by Neil Jackson ISBN: 1568983034 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream by Paul Adamson, Marty Arbunich ISBN: 1586851845 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publisher Pub. Date: 30 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Private Landscapes: Modernist Gardens in Southern California by Pamela Burton, Marie Botnick, Kathryn Smith ISBN: 1568984022 Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses by Elizabeth A. T. Smith ISBN: 0262692139 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 09 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $37.95 |
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