'Pan Am' Inspires Flight Back to 1960s Design
by Bud Dietrich, AIA · 15 photos · 8 comments
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The early 1960s was the beginning of the Space Age and the Jet Set, and the best of our homes looked ready to take flight.
by Gary Hutton 
These homes were ready to hurtle us into space so we could float above it all.
Eichler Homes
These homes were designed to be simple and straightforward while appearing impermanent and movable.
by Klopf Architecture
New manufacturing techniques continue to create more efficient and less-expensive glass so we can make whole walls of glass to eliminate the line between inside and outside.
by Belzberg Architects
Let's create rooms that are sandwiches of space between the two horizontal planes of roof and floor.
by LEANARCH Inc.
Let's create rooms that are light and bright while furniture and cabinetry is imagined as movable and impermanent.
by Hammer Architects
Let's reintroduce the richness of wood finished walls that are like movable panels. And let's wash this panel with a skylight that illuminates a stair.
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by Gary Hutton
Let's use a circle and bold color to create a place to sit and chat.
by Mark English Architects, AIA
Let's make our kitchens of a minimalist design. No carvings, no cherubs, no acanthus leaves. Just simple, straightforward and glossy surfaces.
by Mark English Architects, AIA
Let's make a vanity that we can fold up like a suitcase and take with us.
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