Rudolph Michael Schindler was born in Vienna in 1887. He studied with Otto Wangner from 1910- 1913 where he learned that modern materials and methods should be the source for architecture, not historical styles. The biggest influence on him was the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1918, Wright haired Schindler to work on the Imperial Hotel, and left him in charge when Wright traveled to Japan. In 1920, Wright sent him to Los Angeles to to supervise the construction on the Hollyhock house.
While Schnidler always meant to return to Vienna, WWI, the economic conditions were unfavorable and discouraged him in leaving the United States. After visiting Yosemite in 1921 with his wife, he decided to stay in LA and built a house of is own and lived and practiced there for the rest of his career.
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