For his home in Massachusetts Walter Gropius designed, this Modern hou.se which was some-
what influenced by the fact that his neighbors have white Colonial houses. Note the pleasing
proportions. Horizontality is emphasized in the flat roof and windows. Walter Gropius was
the leader of the Bauhaus (Modern) school and now teaches architecture at Harvard Univer-
sity, He has made valuable contributions in the field of prefabrication of houses*
Courtesy Walter Gropius, architect and owner*

The prefabricated demountable low-cost house below is well designed and will be attractive
when properly landscaped. Such houses should be made by hundreds of thousands for low-
income families. Electric wires should be in tubes underground, not on ugly poles,
Courttsy Federal Housing Authority.