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RARE illustrated monograph on a unique experiential venture in architecture - The Case Study House program sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the United States residential housing boom caused by the end of WWII and the return of millions of soldiers. Most of the executed designs were built in Los Angeles and are still considered as iconic American architectural projects. Contains numerous b&w plates and plans. 260x185mm. 216 pages.Beige cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket wrapped in transparent nylon jacket. Nylon jacket dirty/stained. Small sticker on spine bottom edge. Cover and spine edges yellowing. Text block upper edge and bottom corner dirty. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book in album format on one of the most interesting and ambitious 20th-century architectural projects is in good condition.