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Dwellings > Houses > Case Study houses

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Case Study houses  

Definition

  • Prototype single-family houses sponsored by Arts and Architecture magazine and built in the Los Angeles area between 1945 and 1966; generally conceived as experiments in low-cost construction using the latest materials and incorporating Modernist forms [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Case Studies, houses
  • CSH
  • Houses, Case Study
  • Prototype houses, Case Study houses

Notation

  • 121066

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-NCVW3T7P-B

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