Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
Elizabeth A. T. Smith • MIT Press • ISBN-13 978‑0262692137
Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses
Elizabeth A. T. Smith • MIT Press
ISBN-10: 0262692139 · ISBN-13: 978‑0262692137 · 1999
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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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