World and Dwelling

E-284: Universe Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Universe Books, New York. 1962. 160 pgs. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and a few drawings. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is lightly chipped and worn to the extremities of the top edge of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Richard Joseph Neutra (April 8, 1892 – April 16, 1970) was an Austrian American architect. Living and building for the majority of his career in Southern California, he came to be considered among the most important modernist architects. He was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size of the project, in contrast to other architects eager to impose their artistic vision on a client. Neutra sometimes used detailed questionnaires to discover his client's needs, much to their surprise. His domestic architecture was a blend of art, landscape and practical comfort. E-284; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages .