Thornton Abell & Whitney Smith interviews (1977)01:56:49
Shelly Kappe interviews Thornton Abell (1906-1984) in the garden at his home. Abell reviews his education from 1920s Sarasota, to USC in the 1930s. He covers his work with the Case Study Houses in the 1940s, and his work since then. Students also ask questions, and Abell shows his house.
In the second half (at 1:02:11), Shelly Kappe interviews Whitney Smith (1911-2002) at his office in Pasadena. He discusses his education at USC, working with Harwell Harris, his Case Study House projects, and subsequent career. It ends with a few shots of the office exterior.
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