Vincent Kling Mid-Century Modern Architect Vincent Kling, who would head the largest architectural practice in the Philadelphia region in the 1960s and 1970s and shaped much of downtown Philadelphia in the post-World War II era, was born and raised in East Orange, NJ....
Alden B. Dow Mid-Century Modern Architect Alden B. Dow, FAIA (1904-1983) was the son of the founder of Dow Chemical Company. After beginning university study in chemical engineering, Dow switched his field of study to architecture, graduating in 1931 from the Columbia...
Robert McElroy Mid-Century Modern Architect If you fancy mid-century modern houses around suburban Philadelphia, chances are you have seen Robert McElroy’s work. McElroy came of age as an architect in the early 1950s and enjoyed a long career designing contemporary...
Richard Neutra Mid-Century Modern Architect Born in Vienna in 1892, Richard Neutra studied under the provocative Adolf Loos, among others, before emigrating from Europe to the U.S. in 1923. Said to have been in awe of Frank Lloyd Wright, Neutra actually worked under...
Paul Rudolph Mid-Century Modern Architect Paul Rudolph grew up in the early decades of the 20th century in rural Kentucky, the son of an itinerant preacher. He displayed early talent as an artist (likely passed down from his mother) and channeled his abilities into...
