Earlier this month, claass HAUS took a look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s ambitious American System-Built Homes. Constructed just two decades later, Wright's (little known) Suntop Homes are yet another example of the architect’s pioneering experiments in suburban housing.
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Never lacking in controversy, Minoru Yamasaki’s distinctive, delicate, and highly original mode of modernism finally seems to be garnering the appreciation it so deserves. Today on claass HAUS, we take a look at one of Yamasaki's most notable commissions- the Northwestern National Life Insurance Building.
Imagine a tinker tape parade, thousands of spectators lining the streets, a smiling celebrity waving from the back of a bandwagon. As unlikely as it seems, this is exactly what transpired on October 25, 1974, when the City of Chicago unveiled its newest piece of public art- Alexander Calder's Flamingo. Certainly not the usual reception for Modern art, the circus-themed opening of Calder's bright red sculpture was met with great fanfare, and decades later the work still remains a beloved part of the Chicago landscape.
More on Calder's midcentury masterpiece on claass HAUS today. Today on claass HAUS- 10 things to know about the pioneering California Modernist Greta Magnusson Grossman.
This Rudolph Schindler-designed church remains a bit of a mystery. Find out more on today's claass HAUS.
Last month, I covered G. Milton Small’s (sadly demolished) North Carolina State University Student Bookstore. Lucky for us, this little gem is still standing, so find out more on today's claass HAUS.
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