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1940s, Midcentury modern, USA

On the market: 1940s two-bedroom midcentury modern property in Berkeley, California, USA

1940s two-bedroom midcentury modern property in Berkeley, California, USA
1940s two-bedroom midcentury modern property in Berkeley, California, USA

It doesn’t look like it stands on the biggest plot, but this 1940s two-bedroom midcentury modern property in Berkeley, California, USA has bags of character. Read more

1930s, 1940s, Oddities, Renovation Projects, United Kingdom

In need of renovation: Former airfield control tower on Berriewood Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Former airfield control tower on Berriewood Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Former airfield control tower on Berriewood Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Huge thanks to @EnglishFolkfan on Twitter, who pointed us in the direction of this former airfield control tower on Berriewood Farm, Condover, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. If you want a project with character, this is it. Read more

1940s, Modernist, United Kingdom

On the market: Two-bedroom flat in the Berthold Lubetkin-designed Spa Green Estate in Clerkenwell, London EC1

Two-bedroom flat in the Berthold Lubetkin-designed Spa Green Estate in Clerkenwell, London EC1
Two-bedroom flat in the Berthold Lubetkin-designed Spa Green Estate in Clerkenwell, London EC1

It was built as a local authority development, but these days, this two-bedroom flat in the Berthold Lubetkin-designed Spa Green Estate in Clerkenwell, London EC1 is part of a grade II-listed development. Read more

1940s, 1950s, Merchandise, Modernist, USA

Your dream house in Lego: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois

We feature some pretty swanky houses on these pages, but if you are anything like us, you probably can’t afford a good number of them. Unless you go for miniature versions of dream homes. Like this Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois…in Lego. Read more

1940s, 1950s, Modernist, Property at auction, USA

Up for auction: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kenneth Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright's Kenneth Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kenneth Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois

If a house shows just how overpriced the UK market is in comparison to the US, it is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kenneth Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois, which is up for auction this month. Read more