Name: J. R. Davidson
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ISBN: 9783035619379

Bekannt wurde Julius Ralph Davidson als Architekt des Wohnhauses von Thomas Mann im kalifornischen Pacific Palisades. J. R. Davidson, 1889 in Berlin geboren, verließ Deutschland 1923 und war ab dann in den USA tätig. Für das Programm der experimentellen Case Study Houses entwickelte er drei Modellhäuser, neben zahlreichen anderen Arbeiten. Diese längst überfällige Publikation leistet eine breite Darstellung von Davidsons Leben und Werk.

Julius Ralph Davidson is widely known as the architect of Thomas Mann’s house. Born 1889 in Berlin, Davidson left Germany in 1923 and emigrated to the USA. In Los Angeles, he designed some 150 projects, among them three houses for the experimental Case Study House Program. This long overdue publication is a comprehensive documentation of Davidson’s life and work, highlighting J.R.’s contribution to modernism in California in the 1930s and 1940s.

Davidson, Julius Ralph; Thomas Mann House (Pacific Palisades, Calif.); Case Study; Haus

A European Contribution to California Modernism

J. R. Davidson

Dr. Lilian Pfaff, Architekturhistorikerin und Kuratorin, Los Angeles

Dr. Lilian Pfaff, Curator and architectural historian, Los Angeles

<UL> <LI>The architect of Thomas Mann’s residence in Pacific Palisades </LI> <LI>First publication on this protagonist of California Modernism </LI> <LI>Comprehensive exhibition on Davidson 28 September─8 December 2019 at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum Santa Barbara </LI></UL>

<ul> <li> Der Architekt des Hauses von Thomas Mann in Pacific Palisades </li> <li> Erste Publikation über diesen Protagonisten der kalifornischen Moderne </li> </ul> <li> Große Ausstellung zu Davidson 28. September ─ 8. Dezember 2019 im Art, Design & Architecture Museum Santa Barbara </li>

Thomas Mann's architect Julius Ralph Davidson is widely known as the architect of Thomas Mann’s house. Born 1889 in Berlin, Davidson left Germany in 1923 and emigrated to the USA. In Los Angeles, he designed some 150 projects, among them three houses for the experimental Case Study House Program. This long overdue publication is a comprehensive documentation of Davidson’s life and work, highlighting J.R.’s contribution to modernism in California in the 1930s and 1940s.  The architect of Thomas Mann’s residence in Pacific Palisades   First publication on this protagonist of California Modernism  Comprehensive exhibition on Davidson 28 September─8 December 2019 at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum Santa Barbara 

Thomas Mann's architect Julius Ralph Davidson is widely known as the architect of Thomas Mann’s house. Born 1889 in Berlin, Davidson left Ge