- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.
- A landmark mid-century modern experiment in low-cost prototype designs in Los Angeles was the Case Study House program. It was initiated by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945 in anticipation of a post-war house building boom. The driving force behind the program was John Entenza, editor of the magazine and a champion of modernism. Participants in the program were invited by Entenza and reflected his preferences and philosophy. Many well-known architects were invited to participate such as Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Craig Ellwood, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano. The Eames and Eero Saarinen designed Entenza’s own case study home. Surprisingly, Schindler, Lautner, Ain and Harris were either not invited to participate or chose not to. The program continued through the 50’s but when David Travers became Arts & Architecture editor interest in it was fading. Travers attempted to reinvigorate interest by expanding beyond single family homes into multifamily housing with an 80-unit development in Phoenix. The final case study project, an uncharacteristically large home in Thousand Oaks by Buff and Hensman was completed in 1966. The best known examples of the program – the Eames House (Case Study #8) and the Stahl House (#22) – are the highlights of this tour. The tour will begin at the Eames House in Pacific Palisades on a dramatic site overlooking the Pacific. The house and studio feature pre-fabricated, off-the-shelf industrial materials. The house is currently undergoing restoration, and as a consequence access is to the site only. The ground floor interiors are, however, clearly visible. Interestingly Eero Saarinen was a collaborating designer for the first design (the “bridge house”) and Kenneth Acker was the architect of record for the final design. Adjacent to the Eames House is the Entenza House (#9) designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen but it is unfortunately concealed from view by planting. Also nearby and clearly visible from the street is the Bailey House by Richard Neutra. On the drive from the Eames House to the Stahl House we will make a stop at another of Pierre Koenig’s case study houses – CSH#21. The house can be viewed from the street on all days and is usually open on week days for visits. The house can only be viewed from the street. The final stop on this tour will be the Stahl House (#22) by Pierre Koenig. The L-shaped plan integrates water and pool beautifully on a dramatic site. Perhaps one of LA’s most iconic images is that taken by Julius Shulman of this house overlooking the LA basin at night. On this tour you will have the opportunity to experience this view as well as gain nearly full access to the house.