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Bauhaus School, Dessau, by the Gropius Office 1926

When the city of Dessau agreed to fund the building of a new complex for the Bauhaus School, Walter Gropius…

Bauhaus, Germany, Modernist, Walter Gropius
Norms Neon Sign

Norms: Armet & Davis, Los Angeles 1957

470 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048 The first Norms restaurant is one of the definitive ‘Googie’s’.  As…

California, Diner, Googies, Los Angeles
Wexler Steel House

Wexler Steel House, Palm Springs 1962

The Alexander Construction Company Steel houses are among the most stunning modernist properties designed for (relatively) ordinary people in Palm…

Alexander Construction, Donald Wexler, Glass House, Palm Springs, Steel House
National Trust Homewood Property

Homewood, Esher, by Patrick Gwynne 1938

Heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, a 24 year old Patrick Gwynne designed Homewood as a…

Art Deco, London (and the South East), Modernist
Stahl House Los Angeles

Stahl House, Los Angeles by Pierre Koenig 1959

The Stahl House was a dream commission for Pierre Koenig up in the Hollywood Hills. It became part of Arts…

California, Case Study House, Los Angeles, Pierre Koenig
Eames Office Members Appreciation Day

Eames House, Pacific Palisades 1948

The iconic Eames House, or Case Study House #8, is a must see for any fan of modern architecture. The…

California, Case Study House, Glass Houses
Walter Gropius House

Gropius House, Lincoln, USA 1938

After leaving London and the Isokon Building Gropius came to Massachusetts to accept a teaching position at Harvard University’s Graduate…

Bauhaus, Harvard 5, Walter Gropius
Johnson Glass House New Canaan

Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, USA 1948

The Glass House or Johnson House in New Canaan, Connecticut built in 1948–49 as a weekend home along with a…

Philip Johnson

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  • Bauhaus School, Dessau, by the Gropius Office 1926
  • Norms: Armet & Davis, Los Angeles 1957
  • Wexler Steel House, Palm Springs 1962
  • Homewood, Esher, by Patrick Gwynne 1938
  • Stahl House, Los Angeles by Pierre Koenig 1959

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