Isaacs, Ken
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1927 - 2016
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Groveland notes and UIC purchase order
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_27_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-12
Inflated Air House Has Rounded Top With Brick Walls in Background
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_71_08_03
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05
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
Notebook with Progressive House photos on cover
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_22_04
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-06
Students Build House Frame at University of Illinois Chicago, with Skyscrapers in Background
Digital Image
Identifier: 202101_72_18_01
Dates:
Digitized: 2022-10-05