RECORD HOUSES OF 1957
Architectural Record Mid-May 1957
The Staff of Architectural Record: RECORD HOUSES OF 1957. NYC: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1957. First edition (Architectural Record Mid-May 1957). A very good or better perfect-bound magazine in lightly-worn wrappers. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. Cover design by Herbert Matter.8.625 x 11.5 perfect-bound magazine with 286 pages and 268 Photographs, Plans and Drawings devoted to 25 of the Year's Finest Architect-Designed Houses Plus Products for the House. Generously illustrated in b/w (some color) photographs, floor plans, elevations and drawings of construction details; index of designers & firms in the issue accompanied by small portrait photos of each contributor and their address. Advertisements of the day throughout - primarily for home building materials and supplies.
In 1956, Architectural Record began an annual tradition of a special "Mid-May" issue: RECORD HOUSES -- a practice still in place today. Each issue was devoted to showcasing "exceptionally fine houses", newly built that year. This publication is the second of these special issues.
The Twenty-Five Houses of 1957, their designers, the clients and the locations:
- John Hancock Calender: Simons Residence, Darien, CN.
- Lawrence, Saunders And Colongne: Tiller Residence, New Orlean, LA
- Evans Woollen III: Parke Residence, Indianapolis, IN
- Rufus Nims: John Messmore, Redington Beach, FL
- Eliot Noyes: Architect and Owner, New Canaan, CN
- W. C. Muchow: Architect and Owner, Denver, CO
- Yamasaki, Leinweber & Associates: Barron Residence, Detroit, MI
- Davis, Brody, Fuster, And Wisniewski: Rosenau Residence, Huntington Valley, PA
- Edward Barnes: Architect And Owner, Mount Kisco, NY
- George Nemeny: Blair Residence, Long Island, NY
- A. Quincy Jones And Frederick E. Emmons: Eichler Homes, San Mateo, CA. From the Eichler network: "..As Joe Eichler was initiating his fledgling real estate development in the Highlands, the X-100 served as his promotional attraction to reel in crowds for his company's open houses. It was also a vehicle for showcasing new technology (such as steel construction, indoor gardens, and other custom elements) that was unique or unusual to the homebuilding industry. ...the X-100 opened its doors to a reported 150,000 curious visitors in late 1956, giving Eichler a surge of sales and renewed attention. National magazines, including Sunset, Living for Young Homemakers, and Arts & Architecture, joined in with coverage and pictorials. "
- Robert A. Little & Associates: Residence Near Cleveland, OH
- Philip Johnson: Miller Residence, Irvington, NY
- Mario Corbett: Frediani Residence, Healdsburg, CA
- Bolton And Barnstone: Farfel Residence, Houston, TX
- Paul Hayden Kirk: Dowell Residence, Seattle, WA
- William W. Landsberg: McIntyre Residence, Long Island, NY
- Sherwood, Mills And Smith: Mills Residence, New Canaan, CN
- Curtis And Davis: Upton Residence, New Orleans, LA
- George Matsumoto: Architect And Owner, Raleigh, NC
- Malone And Hooper: Klein Residence, Kentfield, CA
- Norman C. Nagle: White Residence, Minneapolis, MN
- Designers & Builders: Architects, Schaffer Residence, Greenwich, CN
- The Architects Collaborative: Pickman Residence, Bedford, MA
- Frazier Overpeck:Gowland Residence, Santa Monica, CA
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