THE LIBRARY
THE LIBRARY IS AN INFORMATIVE OUTLET FOR ANYONE TO DIGEST THE CURRENT CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC TOPICS THAT WE FIND INTRIGUING, RELEVANT AND CURIOUS. THE PIECES CAN VARY IN FORM AND AESTHETIC APPROACH, RANGING FROM TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS ON ARCHIVAL GARMENTS TO A DISSECTION OF AESTHETIC THEORIES ABOUT ART, CRAFTSMANSHIP AND IMPACTFUL MOMENTS IN HISTORY.
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CASE STUDY HOUSE PROGRAM / NEW AMERICAN LIVING
Following the end of the Second World War, many in the Architecture and design world questioned the very notion of the post-war home. What would a contemporary “House” even look like? What elements would appeal to everyday Americans? New houses needed to be built for those who served in the war and their families. These debates raged on in the offices of "Arts and Architecture", where editor John Entenza devised a project to put the deliberations to rest.
The editor assembled a team of seven world-renowned architects to each design contemporary post-war homes. This original list consisted of; JR Davidson, Richard J. Neutra, Sumner Spaulding, Eero Saarinen, William Wilson Wurster, Charles Eames and Ralph Rapson. The program went on from 1945 to 1966, the project's mission: to build houses that were economical for everyday Americans while also pushing the boundaries of construction, design, and modern living. While optimistic and ambitious, Entenza could not have foreseen the ramifications his project would have on modern architecture and American culture as a whole.
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