This document provides details about Louis Kahn's Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Some key points: - The house was commissioned in 1967 and is one of only nine built houses designed by Kahn. - The central living room is surrounded by five smaller rooms, each with a pyramidal roof. The living room has a complex roof structure made of four large angled sections. - The property is currently in disrepair with unkempt landscaping, which is a shame as it is an important work by a prominent architect.

1. Le Corbusier - Immeuble Molitor - Boulogne-Billancourt, France-in Master Architects-International Style
N 48° 50.596 E 002° 15.104
31U E 445098 N 5410302
Quick Description: *FR+ L’appartement, qui occupe les deux derniers niveaux de l’immeuble Molitor fut
son atelier de peinture [EN] It was here that Le Corbusier chose to live and paint, on the 7th and 8th
floors of his Immeuble Molitor.
Long Description:
*FR+ La présence toute proche d’équipements sportifs, du bois de Boulogne et la possibilité d’une
double-exposition enthousiasmèrent Le Corbusier qui voyait ici réunies les conditions d’une ville
radieuse. Il y construisit un immeuble qui appartient résolument à la modernité : ossature en béton et
façade de verre et d’acier. Le maître se réserva le dernier étage pour y établir sa résidence-atelier.
L'immeuble est situé, d'une part, sur les parcs de sport qui ont recouvert les anciens fortifs, sur une
profondeur de 200 mètres, d'autre part, sur des jardins qui occupent les premiers plans de Boulogne et
qui sont dominés par l'horizon des collines de Saint-Cloud et de Suresnes.
Au IVe Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne à Athènes, Le Corbusier a affirmé que les
éléments de l'urbanisme étaient : le ciel, les arbres, l'acier et le ciment, et cela dans cet ordre et cette
hiérarchie. Il a prétendu que les habitants d'une ville classée dans ces conditions se trouveraient détenir
ce qu'il a appelé "les joies essentielles"'. Cet immeuble sert de témoin. Pour employer les bienfaits de la
situation exceptionnelle, les façades ont été constituées par deux pans de verre placés au-devant des
planchers de béton.
Chaque appartement possède donc une paroi entière de verre, allant du sol an plafond. Des moyens
d'obturer la lumière ont été établis. L'immeuble est habité et les locataires déclarent spontanément
qu'une vie nouvelle a commencé pour eux, grâce au dispositif du pan de verre et de certains services
communs.
Avec ses lignes graphiques et sa façade tout en verre, l’immeuble Molitor surprend encore par sa
modernité. Il a permis à l’architecte de tester in vivo ses théories sur une «Cité radieuse», concrétisée à
Marseille deux décennies plus tard.
[EN] Built with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret between 1931 and 1934, the Immeuble Molitor was the first

2. ever residence to have an entirely glass façade, a combination of horizontal sliding panels and
translucent glass blocks. While the building is primarily an experiment in the urbanism principles of 'La
Ville radieuese' (sky, trees, steel and cement), the apartment is designed in simple accordance with Le
Corbusier's way of life.
Architect: Le Corbusier
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: 1934
City building is located in: Boulogne-Billancourt

3. Le Corbusier - Villa Cook - Boulogne-Billancourt, France
in Master Architects - International Style
N 48° 50.837 E 002° 14.564
31U E 444442 N 5410755
Quick Description: [FR] Ici sont appliquées très clairement les certitudes acquises jusqu'ici... [EN] The
sculptor Jacques Lipchitz introduced the American journalist, William E. Cook and his wife Jeanne, to the
architect Le Corbusier.
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 2/2/2014 1:20:37 PM
Long Description:
[FR] En 1926, Le Corbusier et son cousin Pierre Jeanneret expérimentèrent, ici, leur théorie des cinq
points pour une architecture moderne : le pilotis qui détache du sol l’édifice, le toit-terrasse, le plan
libre, la fenêtre en longueur et la façade libre.
Le tracé régulateur est ici un "tracé automatique" fourni par les simples éléments architecturaux à
échelle humaine tels que la hauteur des étages, les dimensions des fenêtres, des portes, des
balustrades.
Le plan classique est renversé, le dessous de la maison est libre. La réception est au sommet de la
maison. On sort directement sur le toit-jardin d'où l'on domine les vastes futaies du Bois de Boulogne:
on n'est plus à Paris, on est comme à la campagne.
[EN] Le Corbusier, then largely unknown, was designing a series of villas, including innovative homes for
Michael Stein (Gertrude's brother) and Lipchitz himself. In 1926, the Cooks commissioned the architect
to design what Le Corbusier said was the first "true cubic house," called Villa Cook or Maison Cook, on
the outskirts of Paris.
This house is the first piece by Le Corbusier which presents his five points of architecture;
Pilotis, in order to support the structure without the need of big walls.

4. Free Facade: Now that the pilotis were the ones supporting the building, the facade could have different
distributions, and more openings.
Free Plan: The distributions in plan of the different floors could be completely different between one
another, because the walls were simply partitions, and they were not supporting any weight. The only
necessarily constant element between the plans were the pilotis.
Ribbon Windows: Big openings in the facades, to let in natural light and ventilation.
Roof Garden: One of the most characteristic points of Le Corbusier, he believed that nature should be
always present in architecture. He had the idea of a vertical city, and the green area that was lost after
building the house was somehow compensated with this roof garden.
Architect: Le Corbusier
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: 1926
City building is located in: Boulogne-Billancourt

5. DER SPIEGEL - Hamburg, Germany
in Master Architects - International Style
N 53° 32.742 E 010° 00.220
32U E 566503 N 5933446
Quick Description: This ensemble of buildings is the home of the SPIEGEL, a weekly print magazine,
online magazine, and documentary film production company and site in Hamburg, Germany.
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 10/19/2012 3:33:24 AM
Long Description:
On January 4th, 1947, was the first day of publishing unter British occupation law for the print magazine.
The SPIEGEL (literally: the mirror) has been continously developing its work and influence since then.
The older building was one of the last ones designed by Walter Gropius, the new buildings
corresponding with it are the works of prize-winning archtects Henning Larsen and Ulrik Raysse of
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Architect: Walter Gropius
Building Type: Commercial
Date Built: 1969 (extended in 2007)
City building is located in: Hamburg, Germany

6. Louis Isadore Kahn - Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House - Cherry Hill, NJ
in Master Architects - International Style
N 39° 53.979 W 074° 59.915
18S E 500121 N 4416619
Quick Description: Our home town can brag about having 3 structures built by prominent architects, the
J A Sweeton House (1950) by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Well‘s Office Building & Residence by Malcom
Wells and this beauty, the Clever House (1962) By Louis Isadore Kahn.
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 8/14/2013 10:15:21 PM
Long Description:
Since we established our local historical commission in 1989, preservation, protection and the
recognition of existing structures of historical or intrinsic value has been pursued. Three of these houses
have gained notoriety. The properties are all less than 50 years but all have significant relevance to
architectural history, but are relatively unknown: The Sweeton House (Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian
Movement), the Well‘s Office Building and Residence (Malcom Wells) and the topic of this waymark, the
Fred Clever House (Louis Kahn). These architects hold an important place in architectural history and of
all the structures the Clever House became eligible for the National Register in 2007 and hopefully, it will
make it some day, thus, assuring us of its survival.
Upon my visit to this property, I noticed two things: first, no way in heck anyone can see this house from
the street and second, the grounds are unkempt and jungle-like; one might very scour the immediate
grounds for some rare leaf or berry to cure cancer, which is bound to grow in the rain forest
landscaping. What a shame the home owners don't give a crud. The rest of the neighborhood is
beautiful and well manicured. This property is a hot mess!

7. The Fred E. and Elaine Cox Clever House at 417 Sherry Way, Cherry Hill, New Jersey was commissioned
by these homeowners in 1967 for Kahn to design after they saw his influential Trenton Bath House
completed in 1962. This Cherry Hill home is only one of nine built houses designed by Kahn (who
designed many others which did not come to fruition), who is best known for designing institutional
buildings. To see all of the other houses that were built, please go HERE. Others worked to make the
house on Sherry Way a physical reality: The structural engineers for this house were possibly Cronheim
& Weger, partners in a Philadelphia architectural firm until 1966. Another PA firm out of Willow Grove,
PA, a rel="nofollow" href= "http://aiaphiladelphia.org/affiliate/vinokur-pace-engineering-services-inc"
target="_blank">Vinokur-Pace Engineers, was the mechanical/electrical engineers for this project. The
project began on July 12, 1957. The earliest dated drawing in Kahn's collection was February 18, 1959.
The last dated drawing for this house in his collection was for February 1, 1962. The house was finished
on May 8, 1962. I cannot resolve the differences in the creation and the request for this house. One
would think the request would come before the creation but it seems he dreamed it first then someone
asked him for it. Weird.
About the House
In the center of the house is a spacious living room, around which are grouped five smaller rooms, each
with its own pyramidal roof. The living room itself is capped by a complex roof composed of four large
angular structures that look something like four oversize gables that meet in the center. The two flat
surfaces that form the sides of each gable-like structure extend far downwards diagonally to meet the
corresponding surfaces from the two adjacent structures. The four meeting points of all of these
structures rest on four L-shaped concrete block formations positioned at the edges of the living room.
They are about the height of standard rooms and have the appearance of small rooms protruding into
the high-ceilinged living room. Their reverse sides provide closet-like spaces for other parts of the house.
The roof structure, which is about 18 feet (5.5 m) high at its highest point and whose underside is
finished with narrow wooden strips, forms the ceiling of the living room. Large triangular windows with
protruding hoods in each of the four gables provide natural light for the living room while minimizing
direct sunlight. The triangular windows are fixed in place, but beside them are wooden panels that can
be opened for ventilation. (Buttiker, Urs (1994). Louis I. Kahn: Light and Space. New York: Whitney
Library of Design. pp. 83–84.)
The house was designed during a period in which Kahn was interested in structures based on triangular
geometries, largely inspired by Anne Tyng, a co-worker and the mother of one of his children.
(Brownlee, David; David De Long (1991). Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture. New York: Rizzoli
International Publications.>
About the Man
Louis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky) (February 20, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an
American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various
capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935. While continuing his
private practice, he served as a design critic and professor of architecture at Yale School of Architecture
from 1947 to 1957.
From 1957 until his death, he was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of
Pennsylvania. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic;
his heavy buildings do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. Louis
Kahn's works are considered as monumental beyond modernism. Famous for his meticulously built

8. works, his provocative unbuilt proposals, and his teaching, Kahn was one of the most influential
architects of the 20th century. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal.
Architect: Louis Kahn
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: May 8, 1962
City building is located in: Cherry Hill

9. Richard Neutra - Hofman House - Hillsborough, CA
in Master Architects - International Style
N 37° 33.018 W 122° 20.970
10S E 557459 N 4156120
Quick Description: The Hofmann house is located in Hillsborough, CA. It has sleek, white
walls and is made of levels of simple geometric shapes. The house is behind a gate.
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 3/30/2013 10:31:59 PM
Long Description:
" Architectural historian Thomas Hines has written of the Hofmann House: "...The Hoffman
house echoed a kinship with the south. The familiar, handsome, three-story stairway glazing, the
banded casement windows, the projecting terraces and balconies, the silver-gray trim, all
contributed to a strong Neutra statement. Yet, the Hofmann house suffered in the subtle but
crucial matters of scale and proportion, particularly in the main south elevation, where the large
blank mass of the central stairway element seemed insufficiently integrated with the rest of the
south facade." (See Thomas S. Hines, Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture,
[New York: Oxford University Press, 1982], p. 142-143.)" (visit link)
Architect: Richard Neutra
Building Type: Residential
Date Built: 1936-37
City building is located in: Hillsborough

10. Philip Johnson - Kunsthalle - Bielefeld, Germany
in Master Architects - International Style
N 52° 01.090 E 008° 31.555
32U E 467467 N 5763164
Quick Description: The Bielefeld Kunsthalle (Art Gallery) was built by American master
architect Philip Johnson in 1968.
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 2/18/2013 3:03:47 PM
Long Description:
EN
The Bielefeld Kunsthalle is an art gallery with an emphasis on modern art, built by American
master architect Philip Johnson (1906 – 2005) from 1966 to 1968. It is the only museum building
Johnson ever designed in Europe. The basic shape is that of a cube and it is made of red
sandstone. According to Yoko Ono, who could be persuaded to do an exhibition here in 2008, it
is "the most beautiful museum I have ever seen. It was like meeting a spirit, not a museum"
(Yoko Ono). The Kunsthalle possesses a notable collection of temporary and 20th century art,
including works by Picasso, Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Max Beckmann, Man Ray and Oskar
Schlemmer, but is best known for themed temporary exhibitions, of which about four are held
every year.
Opening hours are Tu-Su 11-18 hrs, We 11–21 hrs and Sa 10-18 hrs (Mo closed), admission is
7.00 € for adults.
Sources: Wikipedia, Kunsthalle Bielefeld
DE
Die Kunsthalle Bielefeld wurde 1966 - 1968 von dem amerikanischen Meisterarchitekten Philip
Johnson (1906 – 2005) erbaut und ist Johnsons einziger Museumsbau in Europa. Die Grundform
ist die eines Würfels und das Material ist roter Sandstein. Für Yoko Ono, die hier 2008 eine
Ausstellung gezeigt hat, ist sie "the most beautiful museum I have ever seen. It was like meeting
a spirit, not a museum" (Yoko Ono). Der Eigenbesitz der Kunsthalle umfasst bedeutende Werke

11. des 20. Jahrhunderts und der Gegenwart, u.a. von Picasso, Sonia und Robert Delaunay, Max
Beckmann, Man Ray und Oskar Schlemmer, der Ruhm des Hauses gründet sich aber
insbesondere auf themengeleitete Ausstellungen, von denen etwa vier pro Jahr gezeigt werden.
Die Öffnungszeiten sind Di-So 11-18 h, Mi 11–21 h und Sa 10-18 h (Mo geschlossen), der
Eintritt beträgt 7,00 € für Erwachsene.
Quellen: Wikipedia, Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Architect: Philip Johnson
Building Type: Other
Date Built: 1968
City building is located in: Bielefeld

12. SURIGAO EDUCATION CENTER
KM. 3, BRGY. LUNA
SURIGAO CITY
SUBMITTED BY:
ESCABAL, JEANNEVY G.
BS ARCHITECTURE – 2
SUBMITTED TO:
MR. LEO LETIM