The European Years 1903–1923: Davidson’s Education and His Notebooks

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface 7
4. 1 MODERNISM
5. The European Years 1903–1923: Davidson’s Education and His Notebooks 13
6. Emigration to the United States 1923 36
7. First Commissions: Retail Work 38
8. During the Great Depression: Hotels and Bars in Chicago and Los Angeles 70
9. Furniture 86
10. Davidson’s Contemporaries and Collaborators 101
11. European Ideas about Living 107
12. International Style 111
13. Case Study Houses: Adaptive Reuse of Floor Plans 131
14. 2 REGIONALISM
15. Soft Modernism 159
16. Bungalow and Ranch House: Adopting Local Building Typology 189
17. Mid-Century Style 207
18. Public Buildings 221
19. 3 CONCLUSION
20. Introduction 235
21. Bibliography 239
22. List of Works 253
23. Index 256
24. Illustration Credits 262
25. About the Author 267