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All Posts in Category: Walter Gropius

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New Modernmass Video

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Belmont, boston, Carl Koch, compton, Conantum, Concord, Deck House, Dick Morehouse, Five Fields, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gropius House, Henry Hoover, Historic New England, House Tour, Ira Rakatansky, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, MIT, New York Times, Peacock Farm, Preservation, Six Moon Hill, Snake Hill, TAC, Techbuilt, Turning Mill, Video, Walter Gropius, Walter Pierce On February 24, 2020

With the help of Alex Loer, we have a new video overview of the history of midcentury-modern architecture and neighborhoods in Boston’s western suburbs.  

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New Gropius House Site

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Gropius House, Historic New England, lincoln, Walter Gropius On November 19, 2019

  Our friends at Historic New England have alerted us to this fantastic page dedicated to the history of the Gropius House in Lincoln. It is deep and rich with photos, personal profiles, connections, and more. A great way to spend an hour or two on a grey fall day.

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#Bauhaus100 at the Gropius House

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Events, Gropius House, Historic New England, Walter Gropius On May 21, 2019

We had a fantastic time at the celebration of the Bauhaus Centennial at the Gropius House, which we sponsored. For more upcoming events at the Gropius House, click here.

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The Rise of the Radical Suburbs: Book Excerpt

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Books, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Jean Fletcher, Lexington, Sally Harkness, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Walter Gropius On May 4, 2019

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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A Visit to the Bauhaus Exhibit at Harvard Museums

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Events, Exhibits, Historic New England, lincoln, Walter Gropius On March 19, 2019

Lots of great stuff happening locally to celebrate the centennial of the Bauhaus. We have been posting some photos at our Instagram and Facebook pages. Last month we made a visit to the Harvard Art Museums exhibit, The Bauhaus and Harvard. And in May, Historic New England will be hosting a series of events —…

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Heroic Brutalism and the Lincoln House and Studio

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Bill Janovitz

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 On December 27, 2018

In 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…

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SOLD! Samuel Glaser-Designed Renovated Modern in Newton

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Diane Burcz Interiors, Listings, Newton, Samuel Glaser, SOLD, Walter Gropius On May 30, 2017

The Leventhal House 20 Drumlin Road, Newton. Offered at $1,825,000 (sale pending) Showings begin by appointment Thursday, June 1. Open houses Saturday, June 3, and Sunday June 4, times TBD. Contact for appointments or questions. Click and photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Shelly Harrison photography, except as noted. A truly special house, 20…

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Five Fields Gem

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On September 26, 2016

SOLD: 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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Grand 2002-Built Five Fields Home

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Ben Olson Architects, Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On September 13, 2016

2 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…

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Boston.com New Article on Area Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, press, Walter Gropius On June 8, 2016

We are quoted in a new article posted a few days ago on Boston.com

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Cape Cod Modern and Tomorrow’s Houses: New England Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Alexander Gorlin, Books, Cape Cod Modern House Trust, Cape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape, Chermayeff, Christine Cipriani, Geoffrey Gross, Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century Modern, Nathaniel Saltonstall, Peter McMahon, Raimund Koch, Saarinen, Tomorrow's Houses: New England Modernism, Walter Gropius, Weidlinger On August 28, 2014

  I hate the to be the bearer of bad news, but with the kids heading back to school and Labor Day weekend upon us, the unofficial end of summer is here for those of us in the northern hemisphere. But we each have our ways of savoring those precious remaining days. Mine has been…

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Sampling of Modern Inventory

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Art Deco, Bauhaus, Buyer Agency, FoMA, Henry Hoover, homes for sale, Listings, Paul Rudolph, Walter Gropius On May 17, 2014

Every once in a while, it is good to remind our readers that we also work as exclusive buyer’s agents. Time is too limited for us to work in a non-exclusive relationship (though we can limit our exclusivity to certain towns, leaving buyers free to work with other agents in other areas). Often, we are…

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