Craig Ellwood (April 22, 1922–May 30, 1992) was a influential Los Angeles-based modernist architect whose career spanned the early 1950s through the mid-1970s. Despite little formal training as an architect, Ellwood fashioned a persona and career through equal parts of a talent for good design, self-promotion and ambition. He was recognized professionally for fusing of the formalism of Mies van der Rohe with the informal style of California modernism. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish; Los Ángeles) is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Modernism as an artistic and cultural movement that generally includes progressive art and architecture, music and literature emerging in the decades before 1914, as artists rebelled against late 19th century academic and historicist traditions. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies) (March 27, 1886 - August 17, 1969) was an architect and designer. ...

Ellwood was born Jon Nelson Burke in Clarendon, Texas. Along with many others in the 1920s Ellwood's family moved west, following Route 66, finally settling in Los Angeles in 1937. There, Ellwood, as Johnnie Burke, attended Belmont High School, where has was class president before graduating in 1940. In 1942 Ellwood and his brother Cleve both joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. Ellwood served as a B-24 radio operator, based with Cleve in Victorville, California until his discharge in 1946. Clarendon is a city located in Donley County, Texas. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... Alternate meanings of Route 66: New Jersey State Highway 66, Interstate 66, and a company named after the route US Highway 66 or Route 66 was and is the most famous road in the United States highway system and quite possibly the most famous and storied highway in the world. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1. ... Royal Canadian Air Force B-24 Liberator The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft, and was used by most of the Allied air forces in World War II. Designed as a heavy bomber, it served with distinction not only in that... Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureaus 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

After his discharge, Ellwood, still known as Johnnie Burke, returned to Los Angeles and set up a company with his brother Cleve making and selling prefabricated buildings, and then went to work at an architectural firm as a cost estimator. During this time, in 1951, Ellwood legally changed his name from Jon Nelson Burke to Craig Ellwood. Picking up the methods and skills of the construction trade through these ventures, Ellwood became increasingly involved in design and architecture, resulting in Ellwood's first commissions, all for residences. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Ellwood established his firm Craig Ellwood Design in 1951. There Ellwood would provide the commission and the vision, and it was up to USC-trained architect Robert Theron 'Pete' Peters, and later others, to provide the technical realization, drawings and the required sign-off of a licensed architect. Early projects included Case Study House 16 in 1952. The designs were well received by both the trade and potential clients, often receiving favorable coverage in influential publications like Arts & Architecture, often arranged for by Ellwood personally. Thus the firm received a growing stream of both residential and commercial commissions, and Ellwood's style matured to fully embrace the concepts put forth by International Style architects, particularly Mies van der Rohe. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, and Southern California), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... Peter John Peters is pastor of the LaPorte Church of Christ in Laporte, Colorado. ... The Case Study Houses were experiments in residental architecture sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day, including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the residential housing boom caused by the end of... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... International style can refer to International style in ballroom dancing - see ballroom dance; International style in architecture - see international style. ... Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies) (March 27, 1886 - August 17, 1969) was an architect and designer. ...

By the late-1950s, though not a licensed architect, Ellwood was nonetheless a sought-after university lecturer on the topic, eventually giving a series of talks at Yale University. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

Though Ellwood's office expanded with the size and number of his commissions, it was never a particularly profitable enterprise. It continued through the mid-1970s, with several notable projects, including the master plan for the Rand Corporation's headquarters in Santa Monica, California, a number of Xerox and IBM offices, and the trademark "bridge building" spanning an arroyo and roadway at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. The practice closed in 1977 and Ellwood retired to Italy to focus on painting and restoring a farm house near Ambra, Italy. Ellwood died in 1992 in Italy. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Alternate meanings: See RAND (disambiguation) The RAND Corporation is an American think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the U.S. military. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, and north of Venice. ... Xerox Corporation NYSE: XRX is the worlds largest document-management company, providing the industrys broadest range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) NYSE: IBM (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... Photo of Art Center during the night. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Significant projects

• Hale House, Beverly Hills, California, 1949
• Case Study House 16 (Salzman House), Bel Air, California, 1951-53
• Courtyard Apartments, Hollywood, California, 1952-53
• Case Study House 17 (Hoffman House), Beverly Hills, California, 1954-56
• Case Study House 18 (Fields House), Beverly Hills, California, 1955-58
• Smith House, Los Angeles, California, 1955
• Hunt House, Malibu, California, 1955
• South Bay Bank, Los Angeles, California, 1956
• Carson-Roberts Office Building, West Hollywood, California, 1958-60
• Daphne House, Hillsborough, California, 1960-61
• Scientific Data Systems, various buildings and offices, El Segundo and Pomona, California, 1966-69
• Max Palevsky House, Palm Springs, California, 1968