Rudolph M. Schindler’s Unbuilt Architecture

Jin-Ho Park is a Professor of Architecture at Inha University in South Korea, where he teaches architectural design, theory, and history. Prior to his appointment at Inha University, he was a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His recent publications include Pavilions for Giving (2025) and Architectural and Urban Subsymmetries (2022).

• List of figuresList of tablesList of abbreviationsAcknowledgements IntroductionPart 1: R. M. Schindler’s design theory, languages, and methodsCh. 1 Theoretic foundations of space makingCh. 2 Framing of space: sources and influencesPart 2: Selected unbuilt worksCh. 3 New lights on the Workmen’s Colony of the Monolith Home (1919)Ch. 4 Bergen Branch Library competition (1920): Unpremiated submission with the winning schemeCh. 5 Translucent House for Aline Barnsdall, Palos Verdes Estates (1927–1928)Ch. 6 Braxton–Shore Beach House (1930): Departure from the 1920sCh. 7 Projected in and out in the Oliver House (1931)Ch. 8 Locke House (1933): Directed rooms with L-shaped surfacesCh. 9 Schindler Shelters (1933–1942): Composition and construction for low-cost housing units and incremental clusteringCh. 10 Full-blown rhythmic forms in the Shep House (1934–38)Ch. 11 Curvilinear form in the Warshaw House (1936)Ch. 12 Toward nonorthogonal space forms in the Timme House (1938)Ch. 13 “Space Development” (1945) and its subsequent applications for the Braden House and the Schick House (1945) with the Schindler FrameCh. 14 Tilted box form in the Elmer House (1951–1952)ConclusionIndex