February 2011
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Modern Capital Does Palm Springs
The Kaufmann House by Richard Neutra.
Been running around Palm Springs trying to take in all the architecture. So much to see and so little time. read more >February 23, 2011
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Daniel Donnelly Vintage Modern Auction – March 12
More than a quarter century ago, Daniel Donnelly was a modern trailblazer here in D.C. selling vintage modern designs. He then added repair and reupholstery services read more >
February 20, 2011
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Post Highlights the Goodman House; Open Sunday 2/20
A 1954 photo by Robert Lautman of Charles Goodman’s modernist addition in Alexandria. Courtesy of the National Building Museum.
The Washington Post is highlighting the read more >February 18, 2011
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The Modern Architecture of the World’s Fairs
I just went back for my second tour of the National Building Museum’s Designing Tomorrow: America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s. The exhibit is read more >
February 16, 2011
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Developer James Rouse’s Mid-Century Modern – $1.55 Million
If you were one of the country’s leading developers during the mid-century period, what type of house would you build for yourself? James W. read more >
February 12, 2011
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Price Drop: 1966 Goodman River Park Townhouse – $324K
This Charles Goodman mid-century modern townhouse in River Park is down from its original list price of $399K. It is a corner, flat-roof unit. read more >
February 9, 2011
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Modern Capital Heading to the Mid-Century Modern Mecca
The 1963 Tramway station In Palm Springs by Clark, Frey and Chambers.
(Courtesy of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway)
If you have been reading this site read more >February 7, 2011
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Charles Goodman: Hollin Hills In His Own Words
I came across an interesting piece about Hollin Hills from 1983. Written by then-Washington Post architecture critic Benjamin Forgey, it looks at the groundbreaking read more >
February 5, 2011
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Endangered: 1966 Harold Esten Mid-Century Modern – $895K
This shot shows the right side of the house looking toward the street as seen below in the drawing.
The price on this Harold Esten-designed read more >February 2, 2011
