Jerald Cooper, who lives in Cincinnati, wants to recognize and help preserve modern architecture and interior design that have added to the aesthetic and culture of many Black communities. In 1928, a Black congregation in Cincinnati bought a German Gothic brick structure originally built in 1865 as a synagogue. Revelation Missionary Baptist Church, as they called it, was later led by the civil rights leader Fred L. Shuttlesworth and welcomed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. when he visited. The congregation updated the building with a modern addition in the 1970s, giving the church an aesthetic ..read more

Wright was commissioned to the design the boathouse shortly after opening his studio. Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Talks of building a Wright-designed structure are underway in the architect’s hometown When Frank Lloyd Wright passed away in 1959, he didn’t only leave behind one of the greatest architectural legacies of any American designer, but also numerous unfinished projects. In the years after his death, other architects stepped in to oversee the completion of a dozen or so in-progress projects, like the Marin County Civic Center or t ..read more

It was restored by the late architect’s former apprentice, Arthur Dyson, with consultation from his grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright. The Fawcett Farm, a restored Frank Lloyd Wright home in California’s Central Valley just hit the market with L.A.-based Crosby Doe Associates for $4,250,000. It’s a whopping ask compared with other Usonian homes by the famed architect on sale this fall, including one in upstate New York asking $1.5 million and another in Wisconsin going for $725,000. Ronald Reagan, however, gave a stump speech during his gubernatorial run at this storied sit ..read more

Today, more than ever, the midcentury modern look is everywhere. DVRs are set to capture Mad Men‘s final season playing out on AMC. Flip through the April issue of Elle Décor, and you’ll find that more than half of the featured homes prominently include midcentury furniture pieces. Turn on The Daily Show and you’ll see the guests sitting in classic Knoll office chairs. If you dine in a contemporary restaurant tonight, there’s a good chance you’ll be seated in a chair that was designed in the 1950s—whether it is an Eames, Bertoia, Cherner, or Saarinen. A few years back ..read more

An architect and developer, he helped pioneer the neighborhood’s transition from manufacturing into lofts where artists could work and live. Bernard Marson, who as an architect and developer figured prominently in the transformation of a Lower Manhattan industrial district into SoHo, an affordable neighborhood for artists to work and live before it evolved into an enclave of chic boutiques, celebrity bars and overpriced apartments, died on July 9 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his son, Alexander. “Mr. Marson was responsible almost single-handedly for the grow ..read more

After Nearly 60 Years, One of Marcel Breuer’s Last Mid Century Modern Homes Has Been Demolished By Jessica Cherner The mid century modern homes that still stand proud are proof that the most influential design movement’s reign is still very much in effect. And if there is one group of furniture designers and architects whose instantly recognizable work transcends trends as much today as it did when it emerged, it’s those belonging to the mid century modernist movement. From Florence Knoll’s tufted three-seat sofa to Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural paper lanterns, the furniture a ..read more

Richard Neutra’s Architectural Vanishing Act The Austrian-born designer perfected a signature Los Angeles look: houses that erase the boundary between inside and outside. By Alex Ross On December 15, 1929, Dr. Philip M. Lovell, the imperiously eccentric health columnist for the Los Angeles Times, invited readers to tour his ultramodern new home, at 4616 Dundee Drive, in the hills of Los Feliz. On a page crowded with ads promoting quack cures for “chronic constipation” and “sagging flabby chins,” Lovell announced three days of open houses, adding that “Mr. Richard T. Neutra ..read more

USModernist For passionate architecture fans, which are many, Modernist houses evoke a true love. These houses connect people to nature and the land through carefully designed spaces that are relaxing, compelling, and utterly addictive. For many, Modernist houses are livable sculptures, and many of these mid-century sculptures are endangered. Their locations, often on prime real estate, can be worth much more than the houses, making demolition and development an attractive option. By connecting detailed information, histories, and maps, we help Modernist houses in danger be purchased or other ..read more

MoMA Built a House. Then It Disappeared. Now It’s Found. In 1950, the museum exhibited Gregory Ain’s modernist creation. It’s now nestled in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. The architect Gregory Ain designed this house for an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1950. Here it sits on a property of 2.7 acres.Credit…Tony Cenicola/The New York Times CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — In 1950, a glass-walled house, now nestled amid flowering trees here, spent a few months in Manhattan. Skyscrapers loomed over its flat roof while it was on exhibit in the Museum of Modern Art’s garden. The installation ..read more

Mid-Century Modern Revival: To Many Millennials, Frank Lloyd Wright was Right When architects like Frank Lloyd Wright and Paul Rudolph first threw off the shackles of tradition and began building homes with flat roofs, large expanses of glass, and open floor plans, it was a revolution and a revelation for some, an outrage to others who felt that too many rules were being broken. “For a while people were just tearing them down, but people are seeking them out now — they’re the anti-McMansion,” says Ellen Hilburg, co-founder of the real estate resource Mid Century Modern Hudson Valley.  ..read more