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Lawrence Modern to speak at AIA conference

September 3, 2013 – 6:00 pm

Lawrence Modern has been invited to present at the 2013 Kansas American Institute of Architects conference at the Holiday Inn in Lawrence, Sept. 12. During our breakout session (3:45 – 5:15) we will explain the purpose of our group, our preservation efforts, and discuss the results of our survey to identify significant mid-century properties in town. For […]

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Livin’ the dream in C.S.H. #22

July 19, 2013 – 6:18 pm

Built on a surge of adrenaline in modern architecture, the Case Study program houses constructed in the Los Angeles area from the 1940s to the 1960s were a unique experiment in postwar America. Conceived by Arts & Architecture magazine editor John Entenza, the program implored modern architects to explore mass production in housing. Assembled on […]

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Studio 804 hatches new ‘EcoHawks’ building on west campus

June 11, 2013 – 11:09 am

Studio 804’s latest addition to our built environment, the ‘EcoHawks’ research facility, was opened to the public this past weekend. Like its older brother across campus, the Center for Design Research, the EcoHawks building is a test bed of energy sustainability, designed to be net zero, which means it will produce more energy than it […]

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June 3, 2013 – 2:32 pm
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Pure-blood architecture June 2nd

May 7, 2013 – 11:19 pm

Regulars on the Lawrence Modern house tour scene, architect Dick Peters and his wife, Carol, have for years endured our pleas that they open their own mid-century home for viewing. We are pleased to announce that they have finally relented. Designed by Dick himself in 1968, the Peters Residence is the quintessential suburban rancher, or […]

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