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Case study houses : 1945-1966 : the California impetus / Elizabeth A. T. Smith

by Elizabeth Smith, Peter Gossel

This volume documents the Case Study House programme (1945–1966), an initiative that produced 36 experimental prototype homes in Los Angeles. Photographs, plans, and maps illustrate the project's influence on modern post-war residential architecture.

Accession 5498 ISBN 9783836513012 Publisher Taschen
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