Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered, 3 Vol. Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, September 1, 2007

Beautiful book collection, very high quality paper and linen binding. Images are spectacular. I would recommend it to anyone who loves modernist architecture.Just be aware, it is a large book set, and very heavy.

I love the books. I buy as a Christmas gift and the delivery was fast and they use double boxes so the book cover was in perfect condition.

I live overseas and I was worried about the weight and size of these books... I will say one thing: worth every inch and every pound, Julius Shulman's photographs get better with every inch.

this is an amazing collection, wonderful!!

Highly recommend this set.

A fittingly huge tribute to the man who captured Modernism in western America and especially in California. I thought the beauty of these three large books (check out the weight and dimensions in the Product Details section) was the way they are organized: historically using Shulman's own job reference numbers. Obviously there is not going to be a photo of every commission because a lot of his time was spent on what he calls 'bread and butter work'. So book 1 starts with #0003 in 1939 with Gregory Ain's Scheyer residence in LA and book 3 ends in 1981 with #5976 Augustin Hernandez's studio in Mexico City. Although Shulman is working again, with German photographer Juergen Nogai, the contents of the three books are based on the 250,000 negatives he presented to the Getty Research Institute upon retiring in 2004.I get the impression looking through the pages that there maybe more interior photos than exteriors and what a visual treat these interiors are. In photo after photo there is a sense of spaciousness so typical of most modernist houses and many of the shots show how rooms extend into other living areas.The interiors from the Forties to the late Seventies also yield a fascinating opportunity to study the furniture and fittings the owners thought would work well in a modern home. Because of the large page size some of these domestic interior photos are twenty-three inches wide on a spread so the detail is amazing. Another interesting point about a Shulman photo is the addition of people in his work. Apparently frowned upon by architects in the past he took the view that it was an opportunity to reduce the purity (and possibly elitism) of Modernism in a domestic setting.Apart from all the great home photos, commercial work includes: corporate headquarters of large companies, schools, research facilities, banks, retail units and restaurants. The same sense of space and depth comes across in these images and I think you'll come to the same conclusion as I did about Shulman's photography: that he always managed to frame his compositions to captured the spatial essence of a building.The production of the three books is exemplary as you would expect from Taschen. The hundreds of photos are printed on quality paper with a 200dpi screen and presented in an elegant but simple layout. Each featured commission has between one and six photos with a short piece of background copy. All of this is a wonderful tribute to a remarkable architectural photographer. I know I'll be enjoying these three books for a long, long time.***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.UPDATE Taschen have issued Shulman's work in different editions but with the same title. Check out the ISBN, page numbers and size in Product Details.

These books were my birthday present to myself, and I can't imagine a better gift! They are GORGEOUS and huge, with full-page photos (some in color) on heavy paper, and text for each spread. The architecture is inspired, and, as always, Shulman's photographs capture the spirit, innovation, and excitement of the times. Too bad such individualism has given way to cookie-cutter McMansions and, with few exceptions, lackluster design seen everywhere in today's architecture.The only criticism I have of these books is that, as with most mid century architectural tomes, most of the photos in the book are from locations in California by architects we've already heard of. I would like to see photos of buildings in other parts of the country by lesser known, but equally inspired, architects.Finally, I hope that, with the abundance of photos in Shulman's archive, this Modernism Rediscovered series continues with more books in the future. I know that I will be first in line to buy future volumes if they are as well done as the original Modernism Rediscovered book and these three follow-up books.

This is a beautful huge, very huge book of 3 very large volumes of Julius shulman's photography of mid century architecture. The volumes contain beautiful black & white photographs with some brilliant colour photos of his many homes and buildings he photographed. These books are not your coffee table books , because like l said they are huge and probably need to be read siting on the floor. His photography makes these buildings almost come alive, beautifully presented this book would make a wonderful present to any one interested in mid century architecture. ( boy, color was certainly used extensively in furnishing a home.)

All good

A very lovely set of books, three large clothbound volumes in a handsome clothbound case, chronicling the photograph work of Julius Shulman. You don't have to be an architect to appreciate this glorious era of modernism which Shulman so evocatively captured in glossy color photos. The box set builds extensively on the earlier Taschen paperback of Schulman by the same title that featured houses from the era. Here you get an interesting mix of commercial and residential architecture with all the key architects present. It is a true collector's item, which will look great in your library or on the coffee table.

Das ist schon etwas besonderes. Der ganze Band ist in sehr schönem Leinen eingebunden und die Fotos sind wirklich wunderbar. Eine kleine Reise in die Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts..