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Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses

Elizabeth A T Smith • Rizzoli • ISBN 9780262692137

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Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses

Elizabeth A T Smith • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 9780262692137

ISBN-10 Not provided • 1999

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ISBN 9780262692137 • Completeness 48

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This comprehensive volume documents the influential Case Study House program, an ambitious mid-century initiative sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine. Through detailed architectural plans, period photography, and scholarly analysis, the text examines how these experimental residential designs redefined the American domestic landscape and the evolution of modern architectural practice.

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Publisher: Rizzoli
April 9, 1999
Pages: 384

Catalog notes

Contributor: Elizabeth A T SmithMovement: ModernismMovement: Mid-century Modern

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Category: 20th Century DesignCategory: Architectural HistoryCategory: California ModernismCategory: Modern ArchitectureCategory: Residential ArchitectureCategory: Case Study HousesCategory: Mid-Century ModernCategory: Arts Architecture

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