
Barrett Carport, 2034 Glenview Terrace, Altadena CA. Status unknown.ġ946 - The Lath House, aka Case Study House #12. Unbuilt.ġ945 - The David Raskin House, location unknown.

Status unknown.ġ945 - The Loggia House, aka Case Study House #5. Whitney Smith wrote an extensive text, accompanied by drawings, that described the special features and planning reasons behind each room and asserted that hisĭesign "defines urban living as an intimate garden out of which the house rises."ġ945 - The Ruth Allen House, Alta Loma CA. The Barr Lumber Company invited three architects to design model houses for an unbuilt experiment that engaged landscape architect GarrettĮckbo to create gardens for each proposal. Above photo is the Victory Housing in National City.ġ944 - The Garden Wall House for Barr Lumber Company. John Lautner on the job and they remained lifelong friends. Smith described the work at the Olivewood and Victory housing projects in National City and Chula Vista as "drudgery," but he met Adams, the architects in charge of planing 600 units of housing for aircraft and shipīuilders for the National Housing Agency. Smith was sent to work under William Templeton Johnson and George I. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, all materiel and man power wereĭirected toward the war effort. Status unknown.ġ942 - The Victory Housing Project, National City CA and the Olivewood Housing Project, Chula Vista CA. The design was a prototype, endlessly flexible and expandable. Los Angeles County granted it historical status in 2021.ġ942 - The Plyluminum House Model, a hybrid form of aluminum. Evelyn Holmes was the main driver for the design. Status unknown.ġ941 - The Evelyn and Jackson Holmes House, 1022 Parkman Street, Altadena CA. Devlin House, 4841 North Mildred, Tacoma WA. Black and white photos by Fred Dapprich color photo by Michaelġ941 - The C. Owners commissioned architect Ken Kurose to design a remodel and addition of a master suite, family room, bath, upper balcony, and enlarged kitchen. Small two bedroom, one bath home just under 1000 sq ft. and Frances Bradley House, 1155 Nithsdale Road, Pasadena CA.

Photo by Michael Locke.ġ940 - The Irene and Archie MacLean House, Flintridge CA. Status unknown.ġ940 - The George and Flora Coates House, 2320 Oliveras Avenue, Altadena CA. Subdivisions: Blue Ribbon * Chelsea Park * Claredge *Ĭrestwood Hills * Hueneme Bay * Mauna Loa *ġ936 - The Milton Jones House and Office, Claremont CA. Research by Catherine Westergaard Cramer and Michael Locke. Smith and Williams dissolved in 1973, although Some of their most notable residential projects include Crestwood Hills (with Quincy Jones).

One of Smith's students was Wayne Richard Williams who by 1949 was his Harwell Hamilton Harris, Kem Weber, and William Pereira. Smith was born in Pasadena CA and attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 1934 with a bachelor's degree in architecture.
