A buyer of one of our listings was kind enough to pass along this excerpt of what promises to be a fascinating book, from Architect: the Journal of the American Institute of Architects.
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Posted in Books, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Jean Fletcher, Lexington, Sally Harkness, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Walter Gropius OnA buyer of one of our listings was kind enough to pass along this excerpt of what promises to be a fascinating book, from Architect: the Journal of the American Institute of Architects.
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Posted in Ben Thompson, brutalist, Cambridge Seven Associates, Carl Koch, Design Research, Earl Flansburgh, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Hugh Stubbins, Jane Thompson, Josep Lluís Sert, Josep Lluis Sert, Kallman and McKinnell, Le Corbusier, Lexington, lincoln, Marcel Breuer, Paul Rudolph, Roche-Dinkeloo, Saarinen, Six Moon Hill, Snake Hill, TAC, Techbuilt, Walter Gropius OnIn 2015 I attended a talk given by a couple of the authors of Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, which had just been published. The insight of the authors was so keen and their presentation so impressive that I naturally purchased a copy at the event. It is truly a hefty tome, more…
Read MoreWe were happy to be approached by the long-running local television program, Chronicle for their latest “History For Sale” episode, featuring 2 Barberry Road. Watch it here. We ar the second part of the segment, at 2:54.
Read MoreWe were saddened to learn of the passing of Chip Harkness. Here is the Boston Globe Obituary.
Read MoreSOLD: 464 Concord Ave. Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $899,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Great opportunity to own in the highly sought-after Five Fields neighborhood for under $1 million. Sited back from the road on a private wooded backyard abutting conservation, the…
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Posted in Ben Olson Architects, Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On2 Barberry Road, Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $1,895,000 (Sold) Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Open houses Saturday, September 17 1:00-3:00 and Sunday, September 18, 12:30-2:30. Contact us with questions or to request a showing. A rare opportunity to own this 2002-built* grand…
Read More5 Moon Hill Road, Lexington, offered at $1,450,000. Sold for $1,509,000 Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slideshow. A remarkable offering of a rebuilt historic Modernist classic, designed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under the auspices of Bauhaus co-founder, Walter Gropius, this tasteful and serene home has only had two owners. With walls…
Read More32 Barberry Road, offered at $1,275,000. Sold: $1,200,000. Interior photos by Lara Kimmerer. Exterior by John Tse. Click any to enlarge and view as a slide show. This extremely well-maintained Modernist classic luxuriates in a professionally landscaped half-acre lush lot in the highly sought-after, historically significant Five Fields, a pioneering neighborhood designed and developed by…
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Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Techbuilt OnHere is our primer on the Modernist history of the region.
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Posted in Dick Morehouse, Lexington, Listings, Sally Harkness, Six Moon Hill, SOLD, TAC OnExterior shots by John Tse and Bill Janovitz. All others by Lara Kimmerer. Click to enlarge and enable as slide show. Located in the highly desirable and historic Six Moon Hill neighborhood, 33 Moon Hill Road is an outstanding updated Modernist house, custom-designed by the legendary firm, The Architects Collaborative (TAC), for the Kipp family…
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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 OnClick 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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