Case Study Houses

<p>The <strong>Case Study House</strong> program (1945–1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by <em>Arts & Architecture </em>magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with <strong>prototype modern homes</strong> that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American.<br/><br/> Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included <strong>36 model homes</strong> commissioned from such major architects of the day as <strong>Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, </strong>and <strong>Ralph Rapson</strong>. Their criteria included “using, as far as is practicable, many war-born techniques and materials best suited to the expression of man’s life in the modern world.”<br/><br/> The results of the program would <strong>redefine the modern home</strong> and extend influence not only across the United States but around the world. This compact guide includes all of the Case Study Houses <strong>with over 150 photos and plans</strong>, as well as a map showing locations of all sites, including those that no longer exist.</p>