The House America Has Been Waiting For

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Date/Time:Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location:Room 1030, Morrill Hall, 603 Morrill Road
Cost:Free
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Phone:515-294-3342
Channel:University Museums
Categories:Arts, performances
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Explore how new technologies discovered during WW II helped produce the next generation of American homes.

Speaker: Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, Assistant Professor in Community and Regional Planning

The House America Has Been Waiting For: The Lustron House and Post-World War II Design
World War II was particularly influential on mid-century designers in the United States. New wartime technologies and methods of production, developed in support of the 'Arsenal of Democracy,' found peacetime application in the civilian world. This presentation explores one such development: the Lustron kit house, of which there are dozens of examples in Iowa, including Ames.

In conjunction with Designed for a Modern Life exhibition at the Christian Petersen Art Museum.