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Weird Nature:The Unnatural Architecture of Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman

Atchison, Kelsey M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1431085456

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2015, BS, Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
The mid-century modern period in architecture showcased many architects attempting to make great buildings while using new materials and ideas. Richard Neutra was one of these architects carving a new way of architecture. He was not alone in his quest to develop within this mid-century modern framework. Julius Shulman photographed these iconic images for the world to see. Many scholars say the photography is much better than the building. The ways Neutra and Shulman collaborated in the quest to establish a face for the mid-century modern period in architecture was unique in process. This is how they made weird nature. Weird nature combines the ideas of the mid-century modern style and the elements that make this movement its own. There is a focus in the view of nature, which plays a large part in the demonstration of the houses in the photographs. The techniques and philosophy of Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman create a specific representation of the houses. Comparisons of photographs, such as the Maslon Case Study House (Figure 17 and 18), help to analyze the messages that are conveyed through a photograph. The literature on Neutra and Shulman, scholarly commentary, interviews, and personal experiences are used to analyze the understanding of architecture as a photographic representation of a building. The process and techniques used to construct the photograph make the image the architecture.
Jon Yoder (Advisor)
45 p.
Architecture
Photography, Architecture, Richard Neutra, Julius Shulman

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  • Atchison, K. M. (2015). Weird Nature:The Unnatural Architecture of Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1431085456

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Atchison, Kelsey. Weird Nature:The Unnatural Architecture of Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman . 2015. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1431085456.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Atchison, Kelsey. "Weird Nature:The Unnatural Architecture of Richard Neutra and Julius Shulman ." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1431085456

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