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1,280 sq ft (119 m 2) Participants per group. 60,000 per week. Sponsor. Monsanto Company. The Monsanto House of the Future was an attraction at Disneyland 's Tomorrowland [1] in Anaheim, California, USA, from 1957 to 1967. [2] It offered a tour of a futuristic home, and was intended to demonstrate the versatility of modern plastics.
Overlay of the 1966 plans for EPCOT (orange) and contemporary situation (blue). The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, shortened to EPCOT, was an unfinished concept for a planned community, intended to sit on a swath of undeveloped land near Orlando, Florida. It was created by Walt Disney in collaboration with the designers at Walt ...
The home of the future, similar to the office of the future, is a concept that has been popular to explore since the early 20th century, or perhaps earlier. There have been many exhibits, such as at World's Fairs and theme parks, purporting to show how future homes will look and work, as well as standalone model "homes of the future" sponsored ...
The Dymaxion House was developed by inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller to address several perceived shortcomings with existing homebuilding techniques. Fuller designed several versions of the house at different times—all of them factory manufactured kits, assembled on site, intended to be suitable for any site or environment and to use ...
The Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition was part of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. The Fair's theme that year was a Century of Progress, and celebrated man's innovations in architecture, science, technology and transportation. The "Homes of Tomorrow" exhibition was one of the most noteworthy exhibits of the Fair, and showcased man's modern innovations ...
A Xanadu House was ergonomically designed, with future occupants in mind. It used curved walls, painted concrete floors rather than carpets, a light color scheme featuring cool colors throughout, and an open-floor plan linking rooms together without the use of doors. It had at least two entrances, and large porthole-type windows.
Source. Monsanto Plastics Home of the Future, Disneyland, 1958. Author. Orange County Archives from Orange County, California, United States of America. Camera location. 33° 48′ 44.46″ N, 117° 55′ 06.68″ W. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap. 33.812350; -117.918522.
Vladimir Kagan (August 29, 1927 – April 7, 2016) was an American furniture designer. He was inducted in the Interior Designer Hall of Fame in 2009, 62 years after he started designing and producing furniture. His Midcentury modern furniture with "Sinuous wooden frame characteristics" [1] has a modern feel. His style, inspired by everything ...