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Date

1933

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The Museum of Modern Art

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WORK OF YOUNG ARCHITECTS

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cynosure oF^chitoc yea^, that Chicago Is thean exhibition of the work nf" &t there should bearchitecture is newer and you^e/than that^fin charge of designinc tl,c ud-1 2 otof Progress Exposition. Some'^ofho-e^o^6 Cenfcury

is1?; s ssxrsrsirse"'dominates the mlin^avilion"01*1 arohitecture "hich

i ^ternatIonal°Lhibition\f °|od^ s"coe?sor to theby the Museum in 1932 T£e ™ " ArcMtecture held

beginning their independent w^tice^have n°Waway from academic design tw £ ' I broken

opportunity, to build asWheir' pLdecessors^buto Observe and qfnriv Ao ^eaecessors, but moreconsists main! y of pro lee ts T?" Wls exhibitionnot only research ' Wfc ProJ°cts which show

away fr^hl^IaA^cllBsSirfn^ f ^the Beaux Arts "modernistic" )? ' ' t0 mEntion

moIern°desi'"nSwMcht/r0m the S°neral ono towardtoward housin- t ^ des?"'e ?°™t are: first, that

pnoWem in dosi".Wnd°sed°Sni0W StUdy as wo11 as aduced house. ° ' -onci, toward the mass-pro-

intoPindustryn econo"® S°°S faP boyond architectureIn the end many expertsSw 11 a?d Politics.solvina it But f? r d 1 havo t0 have a band inarchitect R 13 the Pco«liar province of thearcmtect, in other words, the arfi *+� ™+. i tco-ordinate the work of t Hni!! ' , only toengineers and ecomisf but^nT^ politicians>tions Of olrt nr»!iM j Ut t0 HOW SOlu-

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It is tho architecture of housing v;hich is particularly emphasized in this exhibition. It may be thatnone of tho three projects shown will prove to bethe cheapest or the most practicable solution of thegiven problem. They remain, however, important-architecturally as suggesting an aesthetic directionin which the practical questions can be approached.

Lewis MumfordTs pioneer writing, the work of ClarenceStein and Henry Wright, the recent developments inhousing in Europe, have all contributed toward anInterest in housing. The carefully prepared chartsof the A.I.A. Housing Exhibition summarized the attempts all over the world to solve this problem andpresented the facts to the American public.

Of tho seven architectural firms invited to participate in this exhibition, four worked out housingprograms. It is encouraging to see tho interest ofyoung architects turning to live problems of thiskind rather, than to the mortuary chapels of ourarchitectural competitions.

The mass-produced house which, through analogy to"Model T" the public greeted a year ago with suchenthusiasm, has reached a moro mature stage. American Houses Inc., of which Robert W. McLaughlin isthe architect, has built its first house in Hazelton,Pa., and General Houses Inc., Howard T. Fisher,architect and engineer, has recently completed itsfirst house* near Chicago. Both houses arc completely modern in appearance as well as in engineering.

Although the hope of future housing lies rather morein land economics and revised financial .structurethan In Fordized production, standardization, whichhad reached every field but this one, has .at lastconverted domestic building from a craft into anIndustry.

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f-.n f f / hc two imP°rtant fields opentol* wtn today (palaces, churches and state capitals will not bo so much nooded in the future) arotho^vcry problems in which modern architects arc-most interested. We nood no longer fear stoolhouses masquerading in colonial dross, or largo

villagesUSlnS dcvolopmcnts vvhlch resemble Cotsv.old

Modern architecture, so new that two years ago

-York00^ fn/R0j00?0d ^Mtocta" secession in Nowt»o i t today seriously considorod by industry,real estate and politics, ^

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HAMILTON BEATTY

Madison, Wisconsin

Born in 1907, Madison, Wisconsin. Graduate of theof Wisconsin. Studied at the Bartlett

J.° Architecture, University College, University of London. Worked with Le Corbusier in Paris.Now practicing architecture with his wife, Gwenyddheatty, in Ladison. he was awarded special prize1932^ Mllwaukee Eome Sh0-V Small House Competition,

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S^SiODEL: A Contemporary Satellite Community -£� 33,'nj |

3uMptJNT: Plan

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PMOUNT: Commerce Centre -

I A detailed explanation of this projectby Mr. Beatty is attached to the model.

MOUNT: C.W. Thomas House, Madison, Wis., 1930Photograph and plan.

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HUBERT C. BEB3

Hinsdale, Illinois

Born in 1903, Wyanet, Illinois. B. Arch. CornellUniversity, 1928. Worked in the offices of Armstrong, Purst & Tilton, and Philip Maher in ChicagoSince practicing independently in Chicago, hasbuilt his own house and executed various smallcommissions.

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HOWARD T. FISHER

Chicago, Illinois

Born in 1903, Chicago, Illinois. After graduatingfrom Harvard University, worked in various officesfor short periods of time. Now vice-president ofGeneral Houses Inc., of* which he is also architectand engineer. Besides various minor commissionshe has built a house for Walter T. Fisher, Winetka,Illinois. The first house designed as architectfor General Houses Inc. has just been completed inHubbard Woods, Illinois. Others are in construction,inducing one for the Century of Progress Exposition.

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IC-o MODEL: House for the Century of Progress Exposition - ^ 'x— ^ fiy General Houses Inc. cPlan^

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GEORGE FRED KECK

Chicago, Illinois

Born in 1895, Watertown, Wisconsin. Studied at theUniversity of Wisconsin and the University of Illinois, where he has also taught. Worked In theoffices of D.H. Burnham & Co., and Schmidt, Garden& Erikson in Chicago. Since 1926 has been practicingindependently In Chicago, doing mostly residentialwork. Now building a house for Century Homes Inc.,at the Century of Progress Exposition.

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Ifii5 c. MODEL: A Country House £ 3

MPUNT: Plan of Country HouseRendering of house at Century of Progress"?Exposition. ^ ^

.V^cMOUNT: Cruger Apartments, 1S26. Plan. iSl.Do

O-OlUtOUNT: "Miralago", 1928. 1 Cvnv Small Office Building, 1932. Plan} '

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I 6ro c^MODEL: Plot Plan of Housing Project "A"

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HANS OBERHAKMER

Downers Grove, Illinois

Born in 1904, Brno, Czechoslovakia, Studied underV/ilhelm Kreis at the Academy at Dusseldorf. Workedin various offices in Germany, and with"Schmidt,Garden & Erikson in Chicago, Since 1930 has workedfor the Contury of Progress Exposition. He hasbuilt office buildings and houses in Europe,

Of his training as an architect Mr, Oberhammer says:"I want to mention the fact that I am a trainedbricklayer, my first step to study architecture.This training is required in Germany before enter~ing a^technical school. Training based upon thisprinciple should be advocated in America. Itwould do away with the draftsman-designer type."

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MOUNT: Project for Hotel, Muenchen-Gladbach, irGermany. 1923.

MOUNT: Project for Hotel and Bathing Beach,\ Aussig, Germany. 1930.

V* MOUNT: Project for Courthouse, Berlin. 1930. V5-T24

V* MOUNT: Project for Hotel, Restaurant, Store, V ZZ^%and Cinema, Rheine, Germany. 1929.

ROBERT PAUL SCHWEIKHER

Chicago, Illinois

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Born in 1903, Denver, Colorado. Studied engineering at the University of Colorado. B.F.A. Yale.In 1929 won the Matcham Fellowship at Yale whichenabled him to spend a year travelling in Germany,Since his return has worked for several Chicagofirms including those of David Adler and PhilipMaher. Now practicing independently in Chicago.

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[to MODEL: House for Charles W. Eliason, Jr. 1

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JOSEPH L. WEINBERG AND CONRAD & TEARE

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JOSEPH L. WEiNBERG. Cleveland, Ohio. Born 1890Omaha, Nebraska. A.B., Harvard. Worked in variousarchitectural offices, including those of AlbertKahn in Detroit, and Walker & Weeks, and J. MiltonDyer m Cleveland. Practiced architecture in Cleveland^ from 1923 to 1930 in partnership with CharlesMorris, building several theatres and an auditorium.

. Since 1930 has devoted entire time to a housing andslum reclamation project for Cleveland in association with the firm of Conrad & Toare.

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WILLIAM H. CONRAD, Elyria, Ohio. Born 1901, Elyria,Ohio. B. Arch. Cleveland School of Architecture,Western Reserve University. Studied at the Pon-?I?°mloau Sch°o1 of Fine Arts. Before partnership

with icare, worked In Cleveland In the offices ofJoseph L. Weinberg and Antonio dINardo. Member offaculty of the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute, Cleveland.

^MiL4£S^._TEARE , Lakcwood, Ohio. Born 1907, Cleveland, Ohio. B. Arch. Cleveland School of Architecture, Western Reserve University. Studied at theFontainobloau School of Pine Arts. Before partner-s*~.?r ?ith Conrad worked in Cleveland in the' officesof Wright. & Hohl, and Antonio diNardo. Member offaculty of School of Architecture, Western ReserveUniversity.

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MODEL: Project for Housing Development, Cleveland, 0.£

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