Case Study Houses | Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Author) + Peter Gössel (Editor) Nikki Giovanni Romance - Contemporary

Romance - Contemporary

This brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art features brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat and an afterword from the editor

the walls come tumbling down

The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America

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Case Study Houses | Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Author) + Peter Gössel (Editor) Nikki Giovanni Romance - ContemporaryThe Case Study House program (1945 1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the average American. Concentrated on the Los Angeles area, the Case Study Houses included 36 model homes commissioned from such major architects of the day as