MIDCENTURY HOUSES TODAY

In this updated edition of the 2014 classic, the focus remains on New Canaan, Connecticut’s concentration of midcentury houses by noted architects like Breuer, Noyes, Johnson, and more. Addressing preservation and adaptive reuse as sustainable strategies, the book explores 17 representative houses, showcasing their evolution and adaptation to contemporary life. Detailed examinations, plans, timelines, and new photography capture the minimalist aesthetic, emphasizing the growing importance of preserving and renovating older buildings for a sustainable future, aligning with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s view that “the greenest building is the one that is already built.”