Alexandra Staub, author and professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School at Penn State, examines how architects can better serve society by changing their ...

West Coast Modernism took hold in post-WWII with the “Case Study Houses” program. West Coast Modernism took hold in Southern California when Arts & Architecture Magazine sponsored the “Case ...

One example is the Beachside House, which is a contemporary project documented in Swisspearl Architecture Magazine. This settlement is located on the shore of Long Island Sound, which divides ...

The Case Study Houses launched the reputations of local architects such as Thornton Bell, Whitney R. Smith and Rodney Walker. Artsandarchitecture Arts & Architecture: Case Study House Program ...

The first six houses in the Case Study House Program were begun in 1945 and built by 1948; they attracted more than 350,000 visitors. Twenty survive today, though some in much-altered condition.

The study shows that some traditional settlement patterns influenced urban design because old vernacular architecture was gradually integrated into new town plans. The article concludes that ...

Now more than ever, architecture has to respond to the warming world around it. An era of extreme weather is upon us, one where New York’s winters often feel more like a chilly autumn in L.A ...

As Africa's architecture searches for a renaissance, case study houses can play a role in defining a contemporary home that fits the African context. Projects Images Products & BIM Professionals ...

Among the most ambitious and daring of these responses is Case Study: Adapt (CSA), a newly launched project inspired by the legendary Case Study program that galvanized the world of architecture ...