The Case Study Houses

From the 1940s to the 1960s, the Case Study Houses were experiments in American residential architecture sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the United States residential housing boom caused by the end of World War II and the return of millions of soldiers.

Of 28 total structures, 4 of the most notable are highlighted here.

All photos and content are from these original issues of Arts & Architecture.