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Dates: during 1950-1959
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William Roberts' set is imaginative and functional, though the shutter effect is very reminiscent of the projections used in the Broadway production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. In both costumes and lighting there is a lack of warmth and color, which seem so essential to an author as color-conscious as Williams...

Author: By Harold Scott, | Title: A Streetcar Named Desire | 7/9/1959 | See Source »

...based firm by arguing that a house need not be a box, or even box-shaped. In his top-prizewinning house for Samuel H. Herron Jr. at Venice, Fla. (see color and blueprint). Lundy threw a parasol of laminated southern pine arches over the living areas as an independent roof shelter, then skillfully combined the whole series of circles and rectangles into a floor plan that he hoped would not only be practical but also allow for the whims of the owners. At the center is a circular living-dining area with fireplace. Two screened patios provide a breezeway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: New Southern Comfort | 7/6/1959 | See Source »

...numerous activities connected with living in a house with a growing family." Davis ensured that he would be detached both physically and emotionally from the backyard by setting his retreat on steel posts so that it seems to float above the pond. The 2¼-inch-thick vaulted concrete roof was meant to be both elegant and playful. During a rainstorm the extended roof-beam "gargoyle" rainspouts will channel water into the pool in a miniature cascade that any 18th century fancier of gazebos or octagonal summerhouses would have applauded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: New Southern Comfort | 7/6/1959 | See Source »

...Roof (Italian). The housing shortage may sound like a trivial subject, but in Rome it can be heartbreaking, as this excellent neorealist film demonstrates with both humor and pathos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER,BOOKS: Time Listings, Jun. 29, 1959 | 6/29/1959 | See Source »

...theatre is the first of its kind in the world. Of basically circular design, the structure will have an inflated roof and a seating capacity of about 1800. Provisions are incorporated for both proscenium and arena production, and facilities for concerts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Theatre of Pioneering Design Goes Up for Gala July 9 Opening | 6/29/1959 | See Source »

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