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Mid-Century Modern Homes That Shaped the Future of Architecture Design

By Kelly Richman-Abdou on November 5, 2017

Key Examples

Gropius House by Walter Gropius

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Photo: Magicpiano (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Lincoln, Massachusetts and built in 1938.

 

Lovell Beach House by Rudolph Schindler

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Photo: ikkoskinen (Lovell House, Newport Beach #3) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Newport Beach, California and built in 1926.

 

Eames House, Case Study House No. 8 by Charles Eames and Ray Eames

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Photo: Gunnar Klack (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Pacific Palisades, California and built in 1949.

 

Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Photo: Victor Grigas (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Plano, Illinois and built in 1951.

 

Schröder House by Gerrit Rietveld

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Photo: Andreas 2309 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Utrecht, Netherlands and built in 1924.

 

Stahl House by Pierre Koenig

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Photo: Ovs at English Wikipedia (Own work by the original uploader) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in Los Angeles, California and built in 1960.

 

Glass House by Philip Johnson

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Photo: Staib (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Located in New Canaan, Connecticut and built in 1949.

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