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The Sydney Opera House under construction in 1966. Construction began in 1959 and it was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973.

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Originally Posted by kach22i (Post 11253639)

And according to the Realtor's clipboard it isn't worth much, only 1,200 SF, no garage, no master bath, no walk-in closet, tiny kitchen, no basement.......................so on and so forth.

And who puts a flat roof on a house?

A true masterpiece of architecture.

Seems like there's a lot of issues with FLW homes. Fallingwater in particular.

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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 11292418)

Seems like there's a lot of issues with FLW homes. Fallingwater in particular.

Some of those stories are overblown, but some are all too true, others simply examples of the design ahead of technology of the day.

I've been to several clone home McMansion subdivisions, one where the Hardiboard was shrinking leaving 1/2" gaps, and in another subdivision the wood trim adjacent to the vinyl siding was rotting out after only 10 years because of poor detailing. Yea, the whole wall behind it was rotting too, black mold everywhere.

More than half the houses in the U.S. have mold problems, much of this is building code related (it's not perfect).

Just say'n, going with so-called conventional "follow the herd" approaches have their share of failings.

Villa Savoye
By Le Corbusier
https://in.france.fr/en/news/article/discover-corbusier-10-landmark-unesco-works
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Le-Corbusier-Villa-Savoye-1928-1931_fig1_321366087
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https://www.viator.com/Paris-attractions/Villa-Savoye/d479-a20526
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The ramp goes all the up through this house. I took several rolls of film and slide film of this building when visiting just over 20 years ago.

If you do much mold/moisture investigation, an imaging camera can help.

FLW was a racist. I'll also admit bias against FLW. My ex-sister's hubby is a sub-par architect, and idolized him.

Yes, ex-sister, not a typo, lol.

Let's keep the thread about pictures of houses.

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Originally Posted by Embraer (Post 11296322)

love love love it.

Thanks Sir

I live in a mid century modern Eichler designed by Emmons & Jones.

I specifically purchased this type of home in the 90's when they were considered a PITA

Just couldn't stand the idea of living in a non-descript "ranch" style cookie cutter home.

Hydronic heated floors, 14' tall windows with an enclosed atrium. No visibility into the home from the street, seamless transition to indoor/outdoor living in the rest of the house.

https://www.laconservancy.org/architects/jones-emmons