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President, George L. O'Brien, Inc. O'Brien expressed interest in submitting a bid for the construction of the first Gagarin House. The contract was awarded to the George J. Switzer Co.

Editorial Secretary, The Architectural Review.

Employee of Knoll Associates, Inc. Knoll was one of the earliest suppliers of modern furniture in the United States and supplied furniture for many of Breuer's projects.

Project Engineer, Slocum and Fuller. His company designed the heating system layout for the first Gagarin House.

Building Inspector, City of Salem, MA.

Employee of the National Housing Agency and author of a “Report on the Use of Road Building Machinery in the Construction of Concrete Houses.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W. L. Oestreicher Co., Inc. Oestreicher was the contractor for the Maas House.

Swedish-American furniture designer c. 1950-

1910 - 1963

Hungarian architect. In 1934, he graduated from the Technical University in Budapest. He opened a practice with his twin brother, Viktor, in 1938. Among their most well-known buildings in the Stühmer Sweet Factory in Budapest. They emigrated to the US in 1948 and wrote a book on sun control devices which included information on the sunshades for the UNESCO Headquarters, Secretariat Building. Peter Blake...

1910 - 1970

 

Owner, Raymond Olmsted Construction Co. Olmsted was the contractor for the Herrick House.

Employee, American Revisa, Inc. Breuer sent him information on his aluminum furniture in an attempt to find a manufacturer.

 

Director, Grosse Pointe Public Library. Orr was deeply involved in decisions regarding the design and construction of the library.

Colombian architect. In 1947, he invited Breuer to Bogotá to consult on housing and a medical center for the city. Breuer tacked this on to a trip to Buenos Aires to teach a short course at the university there.

Employee, the Humphrey Brick and Tile Co.

Cia. de Gas de Valparaiso (Valparaiso Gas Company). Ossa was interested in producing inexpensive housing for workers and requested information on Breuer's Plas-2-Point design.

Sr. Delegado Inverventor de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales. He offered Breuer the opportunity to teach a short course and give some lectures in Buenos Aires. Breuer travelled to South America in August and September of 1947.

Employee, Brooks, Gill and Co., Inc. His firm supplied floor coverings for projects like the Weizenblatt House and the Chamberlain Cottage.

Employee, Beckwith-Evans Co.

Employee, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. His company supplied the glass for many of Breuer's residential projects.

General Manager, Steelkraft Co.