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Marcel Breuer-designed Geller I and Preservation

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Posted in Bauhaus, DOCOMOMO, Marcel Breuer, New York Times, Preservation On February 8, 2022

The New York Times has had a couple of articles in the past weeks about the demolition of the Geller I House in Lawrence, Long Island, New York, designed by Marcel Breuer. The first piece was the sad news itself. The second came today, an explanation called Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer…

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Iconic House II Can Be Yours $425k

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Posted in DOCOMOMO, Dwell, homes for sale, House II, modernism, New York Times, Peter Eidenman, Preservation, Vermont On May 24, 2017

The following is an urgent note for a preservation opportunity for this famous house.   Hi All, We’re reaching the zero hour for Peter Eisenman’s House II in Hardwick, Vermont. I spoke with the owner yesterday, and he is willing to sell the house and 15 acres for $425,000 to anyone who will save the…

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Tour of the Glass House

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in New York Times, Philip Johnson, Video On November 6, 2015

Very cool NYT video tour of the Philip Johnson’s Glass House, here.  

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A Visit to the Iconic Flansburgh House

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Posted in Design Research, Earl Flansburgh, Historic New England, John Flansburgh, Mid-Century Modern, New York Times, Polly Flansburgh, Preservation, TAC On March 11, 2014

Click any photo, and click again to enlarge: Photos by Lara Kimmerer (except for the vintage newspaper shot). “Architecture should be exciting; living is exciting.” Earl Flansburgh Nestled up on a knoll in the pines of Lincoln, on a lot peppered with colorful sculptures (see list at end of post), the Modernist Flansburgh House epitomizes the…

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New York Times on New England Modernist Perservation

New York Times on New England Modernist Perservation

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Earl Flansburgh, Henry Hoover, Historic New England, John Flansburgh, Lexington, lincoln, modernism, New York Times, Polly Flansburgh, press On December 4, 2011

Regular readers will recall a post for a listing we had for a Deck House in Lincoln. We mentioned it being in close proximity to the well-known Flansburgh House, which architecte Earl Flansburgh built for his own family (which includes his son, John of They Might Be Giants). Well, now comes an article in the…

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Eames Film

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Eames, New York Times On November 18, 2011

    New article about a film about Eames in the Times

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Another Interesting Piece from the NYT

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in guide to easier living, Living Rooms, mary wright, New York Times, Russel Wright On August 26, 2010

Another great entry from the NYT “Living Rooms” blog series. This one is about the “Guide to Easier Living” handbook from 1950s industrial designers, Mary and Russel Wright.

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When Less Was More

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Mies van der Rohe, New York Times On July 6, 2010

From “Living Rooms,” the fine new column in the New York Times, an interesting view on post-war modernism.

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