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Daily Herald Photograph: Ideal Home Exhibition, Experimental House

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One photograph titled ‘Preview of Ideal Home Exhibition’. Caption on the back reads: ‘.. In the “Village” at the exhibition a Experimental House, named “an adventure in design” by architecture, Trevor Smith, L.R.I.B.A., it is, says Trevor Smith, ”All upper floor” to catch the light and sun and give wide views because of it’s structure, the house can be built anywhere, whatever the difficulties of site levels.’

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  • Title: Daily Herald Photograph: Ideal Home Exhibition, Experimental House
  • Date Created: 1963-03-04
  • Location: Olympia Exhibition Hall, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  • Transcript:
    PREVIEW OF IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION TVR F2761 4.3.1963. THE PRESS PREVIEW OF THE IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION WAS HELD AT LONDON'S OLYMPIA TODAY. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW AND CLOSES ON MARCH 30TH. PHOTO SHOWS: IN THE "VILLAGE" AT THE EXHIBITION. A EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE, NAMED "AN ADVENTURE IN DESIGN" BY ITS ARCHITECT, TREVOR SMITH, L.R.I.B.A., IT IS, SAYS TREVOR SMITH, "ALL UPPER FLOOR" TO CATCH THE LIGHT AND SUN AND GIVE WIDE VIEWS. BECAUSE OF ITS STRUCTURE, THE HOUSE CAN BE BUILT ANYWHERE, WHATEVER THE DIFFICULTIES OF SITE LEVELS. Home-Exhibitions- Ideal Home 1963
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  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Central Press Photos Ltd
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