Popular Science Publishing Company
Organization
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Book, Mark I, undated
File — Box: 39, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Documents work by Ken Isaacs that was done independent of UIC but completed during his time there. It includes exhibit proposals, contest entries and correspondence.
Dates:
Other: undated
Kenneth Dale Isaacs Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2021-01
Abstract
A graduate and former head of the Design Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art in the 1950s, Ken Isaacs was an American designer, author and educator best known for his portable, customizable Living Structures and Microhouses. He claimed his design philosophy was influenced more by anthropologists than by architects. Moving from place to place and working with commonly available building materials were experiences in Isaacs’ own childhood and capabilities that he prioritized in his designs....
Dates:
1900 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1945 - 2016
Isaacs Raises Grid of Pipe for Fun House Living Structure at Beach
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_50_09_09
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Isaacs Taps Mallet on Pipes at the Sandy Base of the Fun House
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_50_09_08
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs and Reggie in Fun House at beach
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_01_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs and Reggie sit at Fun House Dining Table
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_80_54_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs Reads On Fun House, Reggie's Face Obscured by Cup
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_80_54_09
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Ken Isaacs squats over Fun House base pieces at beach
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_70_01_02
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
Letter, publications; Richard Jergenson, Suntools, 1992
File — Box: 36, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Documents work by Ken Isaacs that was done independent of UIC but completed during his time there. It includes exhibit proposals, contest entries and correspondence.
Dates:
Other: 1992