California Dreaming - Modern Architecture In The Golden State
California Dreaming - Modern Architecture In The Golden State
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California Dreaming - Modern Architecture In The Golden State

2022
1 season
4 episodes
DocumentaryReality

Since the 1940s, dreams of modern architecture have taken shape in California and are still influential today. Their innovative power consisted in making the landscape an integral part of the buildings. The predominantly European architects thus set global standards. The documentary series tells the story of four of the legendary houses between Palm Springs and San Francisco in impressive pictures. The series uses fascinating aerial photographs and postcard motifs to stimulate interest in architecture among a wide audience. How did this architecture come about, why is it called modern and is it still style-defining today? The answer to that cannot be pinned down to just one house. Four different houses from four decades are presented in an entertaining and informative way, representing different stylistic directions

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  • The Raymond Loewy House: A Pool in the Living Room

    1.The Raymond Loewy House: A Pool in the Living Room

    30-10-202226 min

    The 1940s: The Raymond Loewy House, Palm Springs, built: 1946-47 | Palm Springs is home to some of the most extravagant and interesting modernist homes. For French-born industrial...

  • The Silver Top: Living Like James Bond

    2.The Silver Top: Living Like James Bond

    06-11-202226 min

    The 1950s: The Stahl House, Los Angeles, built: 1959 | John Lautner (1911-1994) was one of the most important contemporary American architects of the last century. His architectura...

  • The Sea Ranch: Alternative Communal Living

    3.The Sea Ranch: Alternative Communal Living

    13-11-202227 min

    The 1960s: The Sea Ranch, Sonoma Coast, built: 1964-1972 | Even today, the vision of the architects of the Sea Ranch (1965) is considered one of the first holistically planned US r...

  • The Fall House: Living on the Edge

    4.The Fall House: Living on the Edge

    20-11-202226 min

    The 2010s: The Fall House, Big Sur, built: 2014 | The Fall House (built 2014) is nestled on the rugged south coast of Big Sur amidst the stunning California landscape and offers br...

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