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Low Cost Housing for Urban Renewal: Architectural Research Report, Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil.  Brochure from Lynne’s collection. Two weeks ago, we reviewed three schemes proposed by the OU School of Architecture for low-cost, multi-family housing as part of Urban Renewal in Oklahoma City.  Go here to review Part 1 of this post.  Today, let’s look at a fourth scheme and other goodies in the report. […]

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. […]

Spring Festival of Homes Brochure, 1961 — Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil.  Brochure from her collection, “now” photos from the Oklahoma County Tax Assessor website. If you enjoyed last week’s post featuring then/now views of homes that were on the 1961 Festival of Homes tour, you’ll be happy to see even more great homes that were included in the brochure.  Check them out! Here’s […]

Why Did Henry Kamphoefner and Crew Leave OU?

by Lynne Rostochil This is the fourth and final installment about Kamphoefner’s career.  You can read all about his professional life beginning with the first post.   During my research on the career of Henry Kamphoefner, I learned that there’s always been a big question mark as to why Kamphoefner, James Fitzgibbon, Terry Waugh, George […]

Henry L. Kamphoefner: His Years at OU and Beyond, Part 2

by Lynne Rostochil This is the second of four installments about Kamphoefner’s career.  To read the first installment, go here. By the early 1940s, Henry L. Kamphoefner was one of the OU Architecture department’s most popular and prolific professors and his work was gaining a lot of national attention.  In addition to his home being […]

On the Market: The House of Good Taste

text and present-day photos by Lynne Rostochil, vintage sources provided by the homeowner, photos of Stone and the model by Phillip Harrington Normally, I wouldn’t admit this but since I know I’m among friends who are kind of crazy like me, I have to divulge the fact that I’m a bit of an obsessive helicopter mom.  Yes, that’s […]