Case Study House 21

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Case Study House 21, the Bailey House, was built by Pierre Koenig from 1956-1958.
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Pierre Koenig was born in San Francisco. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1939. After serving in the Army from 1943-1946, he attended the University of Utah, Pasadena City College, and USC-LA, graduating in 1952. During his architecture training, he apprenticed in the offices of Raphael Soriano; Edward Fickett; Kistner, Wright and Wright; and Jones and Emmons. He established a private design practice in 1952 and built 43 exposed steel-and-glass buildings. While in practice, he taught at the School of Architecture at USC for 40 years. He was named both Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Professor at USC in 1998.




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