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Low Cost Housing for Urban Renewal: Architectural Research Report, Part 1

by Lynne Rostochil.  Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Not too long ago, I found a really fascinating booklet called Low Cost Housing for Urban Renewal.  It was put together by the OU School of Architecture research staff, which included these guys: From the names on this list, I’m guessing that this booklet was created in 1964 or 1965. […]

Oklahoma Preservation Conference: Mid-Century Modern Successes and Failures

by Lynne Rostochil   Last week, I got to speak about Oklahoma’s mid-century modern architecture at the annual Oklahoma Preservation conference, which was held in lovely Enid this year.  My topic was MCM Preservation Successes and Failures — fun stuff, except when I had to talk about the failures, of course.  Here’s the presentation:   […]

Art in Architecture: The Rendering — Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil Last February, we profiled some of the great renderings of Oklahoma architecture that we’ve stumbled across over the years.  Well, in the last year, we’ve found another batch of great drawings that you might be interested in, so take a look. Let’s begin with this stunning rendering that Mike Brown over at RetrOKC found at […]

OU School of Architecture: Style is the Ultimate Morality of the Mind, part 1

by Lynne Rostochil It seems that there’s no limit to the great mid-century, Oklahoma-centric goodies to be found at local estate and garage sales.  Here’s another of my favorite finds that I uncovered in a jam-packed garage a few years ago in a box filled with old kids’ drawings, craft magazines, and other ephemera.  And what a find it […]