PCAD - Rudolph Michael Schindler

Male, Austria/US, born 1887-09-10, died 1953-08-22

Associated with the firms network

Architectural Group for Industry and Commerce; Schindler, Rudolph M., Architect; Taliesin Fellowship

Professional History

Résumé

Designer, Ottenheimer, Stern, and Reichert, Architects, Chicago, IL, 1914-1918.

Draftsman, Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin Fellowship, Spring Green, WI, 02/1918-1919.

Office Superintendant, Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago, IL, 1919; traveled back to Los Angeles to supervise Frank Lloyd Wright's Aline Barnsdall House in 1920;

Principal, Rudolph M. Schindler, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1921-1926, c.1928-1953. (In 1921-1923, Schindler worked on a few projects with the engineer, Clyde B. Chace.)

Partner, The Architectural Group for Industry and Commerce, (formed with Richard Neutra), Los Angeles, CA, 1926-1927.

Archives

Archival documents on Rudolph M. Schindler housed at the Architecture and Design Collection of the University Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).

Education

College

Imperial Technical Institute, Vienna, Austria, 1906-1911.

Schindler graduated in architecture and engineering from the Academy of Arts, Vienna, Austria, 1913;

Personal

Relocation

R.M. Schindler immigrated to the United States from Austria in March 1914. He worked in Chicago upon arrival for Ottenheimer, Stern, and Reichert, Architects, from 1914-1918.

He worked for Frank Lloyd Wright in Spring Green, WI, from February 1918-1919 and traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles, CA, stopping in Denver, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, Taos, NM, and the Grand Canyon, AZ, in 1915. The architect experienced temporary dissatisfaction with Los Angeles and considered traveling to Japan to work for Wright or returning to Europe in mid-1921.

He became deeply affected by the beauty of Yosemite National Park, 1921, and gradually adjusted to life in Los Angeles after he settled there for good in 1920.

Parents

His mother's maiden name was Hertel.

Spouse

Rudolph M. Schindler married Pauline Gibling Schindler (b. Illinois-d. West Hollywood, CA, 05/04/1977).

Children

The Schindlers had a son, Mark (born 7/20/1922).

Biographical Notes

According to some sources, Schindler completed approximately 330 buildings in a career spanning 1915-1953 in Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA. Architectural historian, Kathryn Smith, however, put the number of projects at 150, (See Kathryn Smith, Schindler House, [NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2001], p. 29.)

Associated Locations

Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Death)
Los Angeles, CA
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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
Barnsdall, Aline, House, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1917-1920	Los Angeles	CA
Bennati, Mrs. A. Gisela, House Lake Arrowhead, CA	1934-1937	Lake Arrowhead	CA
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA	1944	Los Angeles	CA
Braxton, Henry, Art Gallery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Breacher, S., Apartment House, Los Angeles, CA	1925	Los Angeles	CA
Bubeshko, Anastasia, Apartments, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1938-1939	Los Angeles	CA
Buck, John J., House, Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA	1933-1934	Los Angeles	CA
Buena Vista Shore Club Clubhouse, Chicago, Il		Chicago	IL
City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, Barnsdall, Aline, Park, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1927	Los Angeles	CA
Daugherty, M.T., House, Encino, Los Angeles, CA	1945-1946	Los Angeles	CA
De Keysor Duplex Apartment, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1935	Los Angeles	CA
Droste, Gerard J., House, Los Angeles, CA	1940	Los Angeles	CA
Druckman, J., House, Los Angeles, CA	1940-1942	Los Angeles	CA
Elliot, Robert F., House, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA	1930	Los Angeles	CA
Erlik, Robert and Mariana, House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA	1950-1951	Los Angeles	CA
Falk, S.T., Apartment Building, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1939-1940	Los Angeles	CA
Fitzpatrick House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA	1936	Los Angeles	CA
Floren, O.S., Duplex House, Los Angeles, CA	1922	Los Angeles	CA
Gold, J.G., House, North Hollywood, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Goodwin, Samuel, House, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1940-1941	Los Angeles	CA
Grokowsky, David N. and Fae, House, South Pasadena, CA	1927-1928	South Pasadena	CA
Haines, Mr. and Mrs., House, Dana Point, CA	1934-1935	Dana Point	CA
Harris, Mrs. George, House, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Herbold, Gene, House Project, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Hiler, Hilaire, Studio House, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1941	Los Angeles	CA
How, James Eads, House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1925-1925	Los Angeles	CA
Janson, Ellen, House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA	1948-1949	Los Angeles	CA
Jardinette Apartments, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1927	Los Angeles	CA
Kallis, Maurice, House, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1946	Los Angeles	CA
Kaun, Alexander, House, Berkeley, CA		Berkeley	CA
Kaun, Alexander, House, Point Richmond, Richmond, CA	1934-1935	Richmond	CA
Laurelwood Apartment Building, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1946-1949	Studio City	CA
League of Nations, Headquarters Project, Geneva, Switzerland	1926
Leah-Ruth Retail Store, Long Beach, CA	1926	Long Beach	CA
Lechner House Plywood Furniture		Los Angeles	CA
Lechner, Richard, House, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1946-1948	Los Angeles	CA
Levin, Hyman, House, Los Angeles, CA	1924-1925	Los Angeles	CA
Lindy's Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA	1934	Los Angeles	CA
Lingenbrink Shops, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1939-1942	Los Angeles	CA
Lovell, Phillip and Leah, Beach House, Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, CA	1926	Newport Beach	CA
Lowes, C.P., House, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA	1923	Los Angeles	CA
Mackey Apartment Building, Los Angeles, CA	1939	Los Angeles	CA
Manola Court Apartments, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1926-1928	Los Angeles	CA
McAlmon, Victoria, House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Medical Arts Building, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1945	Los Angeles	CA
Modern Creators Store Building, West Hollywood, CA	1936-1937	West Hollywood	CA
Modern Creators Store, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Monolith Home Project, Racine, WI		Racine	WI
Oliver, W.E., House, Los Angeles, CA	1933	Los Angeles	CA
Ott, Peter Paul, House Project, Beverly Hills, CA	1948	Beverly Hills	CA
Packard, John Cooper, House, South Pasadena, CA		South Pasadena	CA
Park, Carlton, House, Fallbrook, CA	1925	Fallbrook	CA
Popenoe, Paul and Betty, House, Coachella, CA		Coachella	CA
Presburger, F.elix, House, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1945-1947	Los Angeles	CA
Pueblo Ribera Courts, La Jolla, CA	1923	La Jolla	CA
Reis House, Los Angeles, CA	1950	Los Angeles	CA
Rodakiewicz, Henwar, House, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Rodriguez, José and June, House, Greenbriar, Glendale, CA	1940-1942	Glendale	CA
Roth, Roxy, House, Studio City, Los Angeles, CA	1945	Los Angeles	CA
Rubenstein, Helena, Beauty Salon, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Sachs Apartments, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1926
Sardi's Restaurant #1, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA	1932-1933	Los Angeles	CA
Scheyer, Galka, House, Los Angeles, CA	1933	Los Angeles	CA
Schindler, Rudolph M.- Chace, Clyde, House, West Hollywood, CA	1921-1923	West Hollywood	CA
Skolnik, Samuel, House, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA	1952	Los Angeles	CA
Sorg, Mrs. K., House, San Gabriel, CA		San Gabriel	CA
Southall, Mildred, House, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Sunset Medical Building, 6642 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA	1936-1939	Los Angeles	CA
Tischler, Adolphe, House, Westwood, Los Angeles		Westwood, Los Angeles	CA
Toole, Miss Marian, House, Palm Village, Indian Wells, CA		Indian Wells	CA
Translucent House Project, Palos Verdes Estates, CA		Palos Verdes Estates	CA
Tucker, W.E., House, Los Angeles, CA	1949-1950	Los Angeles	CA
Van Dekker, Albert, House, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA	1939-1940	Los Angeles	CA
Van Patten, Elizabeth, House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Von Koerber, H.N., House, Hollywood, Los Angeles		Los Angeles	CA
Walker, Ralph C., House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1935-1936	Los Angeles	CA
Westby, Selmer N., House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA		Los Angeles	CA
Wilson, Guy, House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA	1935-1939	Los Angeles	CA
Wolfe, Charles H., House, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, CA	1928-1931	Avalon	CA
Wolff House, Studio City, CA	1938	Studio City, Los Angeles	CA
Wong, Anna May, Apartment Building Project, Santa Monica, CA	1953	Santa Monica	CA
Yates, Peter and Mullen, Frances, House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA

Publications

Exhibitions

Architecture of R.M. Schindler Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, 1900-2000 R.M. Schindler Retrospective Roots of California Contemporary Architecture Scripps College Exhibition of 16 Modern Architects

Links

A Day at the (Lovell) Beach (House) Alexander "Sasha" Kaun Beach Cottage, Richmond, CA, R. M. Schindler, Architect, 1935 Analysis and Synthesis in Architectural Designs: A Study in Symmetry [1] Big Orange Landmarks No. 122 - Buck House Erlik House Film Exec Brad Kembel and Partner Buy James Eads How House Grokowsky House, R.M. Schindler 1928 HABS CAL,30-NEWBE,1- (sheet 1 of 10) - Lovell Beach House, 1242 West Ocean Front, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA Drawings from Survey HABS CA-1986 Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1921 Lovell Beach House Place Kallis House Rudolf M. Schindler: The Invention of an American Tradition Schindler House (1921-22) 835 North Kings Road West Hollywood, CA 90069 Schindler's How House Returns to Market Asking $2.5 Million Stucco in the Middle : Architecture: The historic Grokowsky House lies in the path of proposed freeway expansion, but preservationists say it--and others--have already fallen into disrepair at the hands of landlord Caltrans. The R.M. Schindler List Los Angeles 1930s The Time: Modern Visions of Earthy Paradise Welcome to Hollyhock House

Rudolph Michael Schindler (Architect)