Exiled in L.A. : the untold story of Leopold Fischer's domestic architecture / Volker M. Welter.

Main entry:

Welter, Volker, author.

Title & Author:

Exiled in L.A. : the untold story of Leopold Fischer's domestic architecture / Volker M. Welter.

Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Research Institute, [2025]
©2025

Description:

vii, 159 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: A single man -- A man without history? -- Immigrant architects or emigre architects: an excursus -- Mapping Leopold Fischer in Los Angeles -- Around 1941, around 1951 -- Into the suburbs -- Conclusion -- List of selected architectural works -- Selected bibliography -- About the author -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index.

Summary:

"The first English-language volume to explore the work of architect Leopold Fischer, and the inaugural study of his California legacy"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781606069868 hardcover
1606069861 hardcover
electronic book
9781606069875
electronic publication
9781606069882

Subject:

Fischer, Leopold, 1901-1975 Criticism and interpretation.
Fischer, Leopold, 1901-1975
Architecture, Domestic California Los Angeles History 20th century.
Architecture, Domestic
Buildings
Los Angeles (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.
California Los Angeles

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 332209
Call No.: 332209
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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