Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 playful Girard is best known for

Girard is best known for his textiles series for design company Herman Miller and for his commercial interior projects

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Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 playful Girard is best known forThe Case Study House program (194566) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The programs chief motivating force was Arts & Architecture editor John