| Domestic Architecture - William Wilson Wurster (1895-1973)
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Silvia Venuti
In recent years, interest in timber construction and prefabricated constructional systems has grown. Noteworthy studies on the Low-Budget House have been published in response to this impetus. These themes had also been explored during a period of economic crisis in the decades prior to World War II. Here, such Swiss architects as Lux Guyer and Paul Artaria may be noted; or, in the United States, the prototypes developed in the early phase of the Case Study House Program by Julius R. Davidson and Richard Neutra.
William Wilson Wurster belongs to the most important protagonists of San Francisco bay region architecture which is based upon a long tradition of timber building. In the course of more than thirty years, from the early 20's until the 60's, he was able to build an impressive Ïuvre, much of which comprises residential building. With the research project "Domestic Architecture -William Wilson Wurster", the preconditions for the development of the American single family home are to be explored and contrasted to comparable efforts undertaken in Switzerland during the 30's and 40's. An exhibition and publication are planned.
Pope House, Orinda 1940
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Lyman House, Tiburon 1941
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