Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
During the post-war, The architects believe that with better design, it will make you a better life. The architecture can change the world.
From post-modern to modern architecture, photographs have play a significant role in the movement. It is used as a tool to delivery the message to the public. Since after the world war, people seek a better life, The American dream. It was first expressed by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.”
Julius always remind us about the beauty of nature. As in the beginning of the movie, when he walking around the park and said “ This is my God”. He also encourage young architect to concern about it. Photograph is not always true, it is an one ’s eye behind the rectangular object, or in other word, it is just an moment that captured by photographers. It is depended on them what to show or what not to show. In this case, Julius want people to see architecture with the landscape. The landscape has an affect on the house, and the photograph are used to tell the story of it. Moreover, to show that architecture could help people to achieve have a better life by having a better living place. For instance, the famous photo from Julius which publish in the American modern magazine “ a shot in the dark” on his case study # 22, the house of Buck and Carlotta Stahl. It is a picture that set attention the American people in many different way and it bring architecture in attention that the time. (1945-1960, at time we building the rocket to the moon). It shows that picture of a house an wide city view of LA.
Without Shulman the modern architecture would not be the way it is today, who’s know!
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CASE STUDY# 22 : HOUSE OF BUCK AND CARLOTTA STAHL
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