A lot of homeowners feel that modern architecture is better suited for office buildings or museums than houses. They struggle to imagine how glass walls and hard angles can make cozy bedrooms and playspaces for kids. But evangelists of modern architecture say you don't need red bricks and wood shutters to make a comfortable home.
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Shaping the City with Roger Lewis: Modern Homes
Listen Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010 at 12:26 p.m. in Architecture, Arts & Culture, Society
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Roger K. Lewis
Architect; Columnist, "Shaping the City," Washington Post; and Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Maryland College Park
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Furniture From Scandinavia is a great place for modern furniture in DC. 1531 33rd Street NW Washington DC 20007. www.furniturefromscandinavia.com Mid-century Danish furniture by Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner, Poul Kjærholm and many others.