Rudolph Michael Schindler
*10. 9. 1887 – Wien, Austria
†22. 8. 1953 – Los Angeles, USA
835 North Kings Road, CA 90069 West Hollywood
+1 323 651 1510
office@makcenter.org
www.makcenter.org/schindler-house
+1 323 651 1510
office@makcenter.org
www.makcenter.org/schindler-house
Biography
Rudolf Michael Schindler was born in Vienna as the first child of Rudolf and Franziska Schindler. In 1911, he graduated from the Technical University of Vienna and continued his studies at the Academy under Otto Wagner. He completed the Academy in 1913. During his studies, he was significantly influenced by both the personality of Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos. Together with Richard Neutra and other classmates, he attended courses at Loos's independent school of architecture in 1913. After his studies, he worked in the office of Hans Mayr and Theodore Mayer.
In 1914, he left for America. After a two-week stay in New York, he moved to Chicago, where he worked at the Ottenheimer, Stern & Reichert studio. From 1917, Schindler worked at the studio of Frank Lloyd Wright.
In 1919, he married Sophia Pauline Gibling. A year later, the couple moved to Los Angeles, where Schindler supervised the construction of Wright's house for Aline Barnsdall. In 1922, Schindler’s own house (Kings Road House) was completed in L.A., and the couple had a son named Mark. In 1926, Richard Neutra and his family moved to Los Angeles from New York and occupied half of the Schindler's house, which was originally designed as a residence for two families. After a brief collaboration with Neutra, the architects parted ways on bad terms. Neutra, in a conversation with Philip Johnson, described Schindler as a Wright follower, and Schindler's buildings were not included in the prestigious International Style exhibition at MoMA. After several years, during a personal visit to Schindler's buildings, Johnson regretted his decision and recognized Schindler among the leading American architects.
Around 1928, Schindler faced financial difficulties, which led to a separation from his wife. In 1951, he was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away in 1953 at a hospital in Los Angeles.
Schindler's work is characterized by an emphasis on the merging of interior and exterior spaces, organically shaped forms, and a symbiosis of modernist trends with local traditional architecture. Throughout his life, he developed over 400 architectural designs, approximately 150 of which were realized.
Rudolf Michael Schindler was born in Vienna as the first child of Rudolf and Franziska Schindler. In 1911, he graduated from the Technical University of Vienna and continued his studies at the Academy under Otto Wagner. He completed the Academy in 1913. During his studies, he was significantly influenced by both the personality of Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos. Together with Richard Neutra and other classmates, he attended courses at Loos's independent school of architecture in 1913. After his studies, he worked in the office of Hans Mayr and Theodore Mayer.
In 1914, he left for America. After a two-week stay in New York, he moved to Chicago, where he worked at the Ottenheimer, Stern & Reichert studio. From 1917, Schindler worked at the studio of Frank Lloyd Wright.
In 1919, he married Sophia Pauline Gibling. A year later, the couple moved to Los Angeles, where Schindler supervised the construction of Wright's house for Aline Barnsdall. In 1922, Schindler’s own house (Kings Road House) was completed in L.A., and the couple had a son named Mark. In 1926, Richard Neutra and his family moved to Los Angeles from New York and occupied half of the Schindler's house, which was originally designed as a residence for two families. After a brief collaboration with Neutra, the architects parted ways on bad terms. Neutra, in a conversation with Philip Johnson, described Schindler as a Wright follower, and Schindler's buildings were not included in the prestigious International Style exhibition at MoMA. After several years, during a personal visit to Schindler's buildings, Johnson regretted his decision and recognized Schindler among the leading American architects.
Around 1928, Schindler faced financial difficulties, which led to a separation from his wife. In 1951, he was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away in 1953 at a hospital in Los Angeles.
Schindler's work is characterized by an emphasis on the merging of interior and exterior spaces, organically shaped forms, and a symbiosis of modernist trends with local traditional architecture. Throughout his life, he developed over 400 architectural designs, approximately 150 of which were realized.
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Realizations and projects
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Mackey Apartments, South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1939
Van Dekker House, Woodland Hills, CA, 1940
Ellis Avenue, Inglewood, CA, 1940
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El Pueblo Ribera Court, La Jolla, CA, 1923
How House for James Eads How, Silverlake, Los Angeles, CA, 1925
Manola Court apartment building for Herman Sachs, Edgecliff Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 1926
Wolfe House (demolished in 2002), Avalon, Catalina Island, CA, 1928 (demolished in 2002)
Samuel Freeman House (1952 addition of guest house), Hollywood Heights, Los Angeles, CA, 1928
R. E. Elliot House, Newdale Drive, Los Angeles, 1930
W. E. Oliver House, Micheltorena Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1933
The Rainbow Ballroom, Denver, 1933
J. J. Buck House, Genesee Street, Los Angeles, CA, 1934
Bennati A-Frame house, Lake Arrowhead, CA, 1934
DeKeyser Duplex, Hollywood Heights, Los Angeles, CA, 1935
H. Rodakiewicz House, Los Angeles, CA, 1937
Bubeshko Apartments, Los Angeles, CA, 1938
Wilson House, Los Angeles, CA, 1938
Mackey Apartments, South Cochran Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1939
Van Dekker House, Woodland Hills, CA, 1940
Ellis Avenue, Inglewood, CA, 1940
S. Goodwin House, Studio City, CA, 1940
Bethlehem Baptist Church, 4900 S. Compton Ave., Los Angeles, 1944
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