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After the Second World War, the United States faced an urgent question. How to house a new generation, and what that new way of living should look like.
In this episode, we explore the origins of the Case Study House program, an ambitious experiment launched in California to rethink the modern home. Architects, editors, manufacturers, and clients came together to treat the house not as a finished object, but as a prototype for everyday life.
We look at why this experiment emerged when it did, why it took shape in Southern California, and what tensions it revealed between modern ideals and real domestic life.
This episode lays the groundwork for a mini series about life, discipline, image, and legacy, and how the Case Study Houses changed the way we imagine home.
By Liam Caron5
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After the Second World War, the United States faced an urgent question. How to house a new generation, and what that new way of living should look like.
In this episode, we explore the origins of the Case Study House program, an ambitious experiment launched in California to rethink the modern home. Architects, editors, manufacturers, and clients came together to treat the house not as a finished object, but as a prototype for everyday life.
We look at why this experiment emerged when it did, why it took shape in Southern California, and what tensions it revealed between modern ideals and real domestic life.
This episode lays the groundwork for a mini series about life, discipline, image, and legacy, and how the Case Study Houses changed the way we imagine home.

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