Case Study Houses

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architectural program modernist housing experiment residential architecture initiative

Case Study Houses were an influential series of experimental, affordable residential designs in Southern California that helped define postwar mid-century modern architecture.

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Case Study House Program	1
Case Study Houses canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural program ⓘ modernist housing experiment ⓘ residential architecture initiative ⓘ
architectInvolved	A. Quincy Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig Ellwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Eero Saarinen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Koenig NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael Soriano NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Eames NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Neutra NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mid-century modern ⓘ Modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	California modernism ⓘ Los Angeles modernism ⓘ
commissionedBy	John Entenza NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designRequirement	adaptability to modern family life ⓘ economy of means and affordability ⓘ suitability for mass production ⓘ
documentedIn	Arts & Architecture magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
editorialDirector	John Entenza NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1966 ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Case Study House No. 20 (Bass House) NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Study House No. 21 (Bailey House) NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Study House No. 22 (Stahl House) NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Study House No. 8 (Eames House) NERFINISHED ⓘ Case Study House No. 9 (Entenza House) NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	several houses designated as historic landmarks ⓘ
inceptionContext	post–World War II housing shortage ⓘ
influenced	international mid-century modern housing ⓘ postwar American residential architecture ⓘ
legacy	recognized as icons of mid-century modern residential design ⓘ
location	Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	indoor–outdoor living emphasis ⓘ integration with the landscape ⓘ open-plan interiors ⓘ standardized and prefabricated components ⓘ use of industrial materials such as steel and glass ⓘ
numberOfProjects	about 36 ⓘ
purpose	to develop affordable model homes for the postwar housing boom ⓘ to experiment with new materials and construction techniques ⓘ to promote modernist residential design to the American public ⓘ
region	Greater Los Angeles area NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor	Arts & Architecture magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1945 ⓘ
timePeriod	postwar era ⓘ
typicalMaterial	glass curtain walls ⓘ plywood ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ steel frame ⓘ

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