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After a busy day at the drawing board, what kind of homes do todays top architects return. Author cara greenberg coined the phrase midcentury modern as the title for her 1984 book. I also recently heard about a nonfiction book called a field guide to american houses, and it sounded to me like something youd enjoy. Modernism is a way of living, more than a style, and this book celebrates the architects and owners who respect its character and scale. Register of riba accredited client advisers, who are experienced architects that. Editorinchief, and author of the book, cliff may and the modern ranch house, cliff may. Were obsessed with the sleek lines of midcentury modern homes the curtainwalls, the deep, horizontal. Unique event space perfect for private dining or small corporate meetings, showers, birthdayanniversary celebrations, and social events. In 20 th century postwar america, there was a housing boom that. We found seven cool midcentury homes in places off the beaten path.
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