Eiffel Tower Ushers in the Modern Era
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Eiffel Tower Ushers in the Modern Era

The wrought iron lattice work tower located at one end of the Parc du Champ de Mars was named for Gustave Eiffel, the engineer whose company designed and built it.

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Modern Icon: The Stahl House
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Modern Icon: The Stahl House

The most widely seen photograph epitomizing the mid-century modern southern California lifestyle is of the Stahl House, Case Study House #22, taken by Julius Shulman.

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The Modern Case Study Houses
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The Modern Case Study Houses

The brainchild of John Entenza, editor o Arts & Architecture magazine, The Case Study Houses were to be experiments in modernism celebrating the possibilities of efficient and affordable housing, much needed at the end WWII.

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The Bradbury Building: a Utopian Concept
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The Bradbury Building: a Utopian Concept

One cannot guess from the Bradbury Building’s modest Renaissance Revival exterior of brown brick, sandstone, and terra cotta detailing, that it holds an interior that has fascinated and delighted visitors for all of its 122 years.

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