Pierre Koenig

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Pierre Koenig was an influential American architect best known for his steel-and-glass Case Study Houses in Los Angeles, which became icons of mid-century modern residential design.

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instanceOf architect
human
associatedWith Arts & Architecture magazine NERFINISHED
Case Study House Program NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalSignificance icon of mid-century modern residential design
designPhilosophy exposed steel structure
integration of indoor and outdoor space
employer University of Southern California NERFINISHED
familyName Koenig NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architecture
residential architecture
genre steel-and-glass construction
givenName Pierre NERFINISHED
hasWorkType experimental house
single-family house
heritageDesignationOfWork Stahl House recognized as an architectural landmark
influenced mid-century modern residential design in Southern California
influencedBy International Style NERFINISHED
Mies van der Rohe NERFINISHED
materialUsed concrete
glass
steel
movement Mid-century modern NERFINISHED
Modernism
name Pierre Koenig NERFINISHED
notableFor Case Study Houses in Los Angeles NERFINISHED
steel-and-glass residential architecture
notableWork Bailey House (Case Study House No. 21) NERFINISHED
Case Study House No. 21 NERFINISHED
Case Study House No. 22 NERFINISHED
Stahl House (Case Study House No. 22) NERFINISHED
occupation architect
university professor
placeOfActivity Southern California NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence Los Angeles metropolitan area NERFINISHED
representedInMedia photographs by Julius Shulman of the Stahl House
style minimalist detailing
open-plan interiors
taughtAt University of Southern California School of Architecture NERFINISHED
taughtSubject architecture
workLocation California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
United States of America

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