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Case Study houses

Scope note

Use for the prototype single-family houses sponsored by Arts and Architecture magazine and built in the Los Angeles area between 1945 and 1966; generally conceived as experiments in low-cost construction using the latest materials and incorporating Modernist forms.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000252112

Broader Terms used

model houses

Equivalent Terms used

Case Study house

Created

13yrs ago

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