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Smith House in Darien, Connecticut
20th Century American Property – design by Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Feb 27, 2018
Smith House in Darien
Design: Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Location: Darien, Connecticut, USA
Smith House Celebrates 50 Years of Completion with New Photographs

photo © Mike Schwartz
2017 marked the 50th Anniversary of the completion of the iconic Smith House in Darien, Connecticut, and to commemorate this important occasion the Smith family and architectural photographer Mike Schwartz produced a new set of photographs of the home. The residence propelled Richard Meier?s career as an architect and it was the project that helped to define the architectural language and the design philosophy of Richard Meier & Partners Architects.
photos © Mike Schwartz
Richard Meier comments: ?I was working out of one room of a two-room apartment shortly after leaving the office of Marcel Breuer. One day I had a call from Carole Smith asking if I would be interested in designing a weekend house for her in Darien, Connecticut. She was looking for a young architect who would give full attention to her house. Soon thereafter, I went to look at the site she had purchased with her husband. They showed me a set of drawings for an unbuilt ranch-style house that had been designed for the previous landowner. It was immediately clear to me that a one-story ...