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Modernism

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Hippie Modernism
Greg Castillo
Places Journal
In the late 1960s, Bay Area design activists sought to blend the aspirations of progressive architecture with new environmental imperatives — a goal that’s more relevant than ever.
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Seagram: Union of Building and Landscape
Phyllis Lambert
Places Journal
The evolution of Mies van der Rohe’s architectural philosophy, culminating in his design for the Seagram Building.
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Swingsites for Singles
Matthew Lasner
Places Journal
Today the singles apartment club is all but forgotten. But back in the ’60s the “swingsite” was a cultural force.
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The Man Who Wrote Too Well
Introduction by Barbara Penner. Archival Text by Reyner Banham.
Places Journal
Reyner Banham was not only an extraordinary scholar but also a prodigiously productive journalist. Consider his remarkable analysis of a legendary crash-test dummy.

This cannot be undone.