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    Mid-century modern (MCM) is a movement in interior design, product design, graphic design, architecture and urban development that was present in all the...
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  • architect husband Tom go on a weekend getaway to San Diego and rent a mid-century modern home, the same that was built by Frederick, from a mysterious man...
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    advent of air conditioning. Jalousie windows were a popular feature in mid-century modern houses, especially those built in warm and humid climates. Jalousie...
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  • from Middle English, in the late 15th century, to the transition to Modern English, in the mid-to-late 17th century. Before and after the accession of James...
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    from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, during the Great Depression, and during the 'mid-century modern' era as decorative lamps...
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  • geometric shapes, symmetrical patterns, and idealized human figures. Mid-century modern style makes use of straight, clear lines, curved objects, wood tones...
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    in Copenhagen to sustain it. In the late 1990s, Danish modern, and the broader mid-century modern movement, experienced a revival in international interest...
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  • Ellwood Zimmerman House (category Mid-century modern)
    The Ellwood Zimmerman House was an iconic mid-century modern house designed by Craig Ellwood built in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California in 1950. The...
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    Modern is a style of architecture that merges modernist architecture principles with tropical vernacular traditions, emerging in the mid-20th century...
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    and Streamline Moderne came the post-World War II style "Mid-Century Modern". Mid-Century Modern materials developed during the war including laminated...
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    neo-Mesoamerican styles and a revival of Novohispanic styles. By the mid-20th century, the nationalist architectural styles began to lose popularity as international...
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    style. Influenced by "Populuxe" architecture, it is an example of the Mid-century modern design movement, later to become known as "Googie". In 1993, the city...
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    Modern architecture, also called modernist architecture, was an architectural movement and style that was prominent in the 20th century, between the earlier...
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    conversation pit. The Miller House's architectural style was known as Mid-century modern, this indicated that it was introduced after World War II between...
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    percent owning most of the nation's wealth. The 19th century saw France expanding to nearly its modern territorial limits through annexations and overseas...
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    reaction against the austerity of mid-century Constructivist art and is best known for its practitioners of the mid 20th century, whether in sculpture--Jean...
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  • Space age pop (category 20th-century music genres)
    related to science fiction, featuring rockets, outer space vistas, and mid-century modern design, or emphasizing its intended audience of affluent, stylish...
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    The Norwich Mid-Century Modern Historic District encompasses a concentrated collection of Mid-Century Modern houses in Norwich, Vermont. Located on parts...
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  • Cliff May (category 20th-century American architects)
    suburban Post-war "dream home" (California Ranch House), and the Mid-century Modern May built Monterey-style furniture as a young man. As a residential/building...
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  • total of 330 students. Built in 1954, the school is an example of mid-century modern architecture. The entrance has a classic V-bar support and the exposed...
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    population triples between November and March. The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational...
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  • Donald Wexler (category 20th-century American architects)
    Allen Wexler (January 23, 1926 – June 26, 2015) was an influential Mid-Century modern architect whose work is predominantly in the Palm Springs, California...
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    gas stations. The style later became widely known as part of the mid-century modern style, elements of which represent the populuxe aesthetic, as in Eero...
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    programming fostering knowledge and appreciation of modern architecture, the mid-century modern architecture and design movement, the Palm Springs School...
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  • 70588 Frank Sinatra Drive is a mid-century modern house in Rancho Mirage, California, that was the residence of the singer and actor Frank Sinatra from...
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    the Mid-Autumn Festival had become one of the main folk festivals in China. The Empress Dowager Cixi (late 19th century) enjoyed celebrating Mid-Autumn...
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  • Carl Maston (category 20th-century American architects)
    17, 1915 – May 31, 1992) was an American architect known for his mid-century modern architecture. Maston was born to an Italian father and English mother...
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  • the chancellors Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, respectively. By the mid-to-late 13th century, the Chinese had adopted the dogma of Neo-Confucian philosophy...
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    Historic Landmark status for the very first - the Century 21 - as a prime local example of Mid Century Modern architecture. It was also Placed on the California...
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    Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The cylindrical mid-century modern hotel had 16 floors, 137 wedge-shaped rooms, and modern interiors at the time. It was built on...
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