A tour of little-known architectural gems from across the U.S. Midcentury modern design, the architectural movement that became a symbol of postwar American exuberance and experimentation, is both easy to define and challenging to catalog. For every streamlined home that has become an icon?the Stahl House in Los Angeles, the Miller House in Indiana, Philip Johnson?s Glass House?there are dozens of lesser known gems by little-known regional architects that often get overlooked or missed.
Discovering and showcasing these other architectural achievements was part of the impetus behind Curbed?s Modernist Next Door series, which profiled local and regional modernist architects across the United States who may lack the profile of a Eichler, Saarinen, or Breuer, but still created incredible, immaculate homes. Here are 10 of our favorite homes from the series, showcasing just how stylistically and geographically diverse the midcentury modern movement was.
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Robert Lawton Jones Home by Robert Lawton Jones (Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1959)
One of the powerhouses of modern architecture in Tulsa, Robert Lawton Jones, a founder of the firm Murray Jones Murray, helped bring International Style to the plains. His own family residence, a colorful and livable Miesian creation for his family, was one of the first such homes in the region, featuring innovative energy conservation systems including a well-wa...