The Eames House is a landmark of mid twentieth century modern architecture located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, built in 1949 by husband and wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames as their home and studio. It was commissioned by Arts and Architecture magazine as part of its Case Study House program, challenging architects to design progressive but modest homes in Southern California, and it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006.
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Year Created LocationPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California 1 Primary Material Building Type Commissioned ByArts and Architecture magazine, as part of its Case Study House program 1 Current UseHistoric house museum maintained by the Eames Foundation 1 Visitor AccessOpen to the public; visited by nearly 20,000 people annually 1 Connections
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Designed by Charles Eames with Ray Eames, 1949.
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Case Study House No. 8, designed by Charles and Ray Eames.
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Case Study House programme, mid-century modernist design.
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The Eames House (also known as Case Study House No. 8) is a historic house museum at 203 Chautauqua Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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1949
Design and history section
a raised steel and glass box projecting out of the slope and spanning the entrance drive before cantilevering dramatically over the front yard
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The house was developed as part of Arts & Architecture magazine's Case Study House program, announced by John Entenza in 1945.
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The house itself consists of residence and studio pavilions separated by a central courtyard.
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located at 203 North Chautauqua Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles
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Now a historic house museum maintained by the Eames Foundation, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006
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is visited by nearly 20,000 people annually
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Designed in the mid-century modern style, the house was constructed in 1949 by Eames Office designers Charles and Ray Eames for themselves.
In Group: Modernist Houses, Lead
Designed in the mid-century modern style, the house was constructed in 1949 by Eames Office designers Charles and Ray Eames for themselves.
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