Just told there were two Eames houses in England  

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When I asked Eames what he thought of people building newer versions of the house since plans are so readily available, he told me that 2 had already been built back in the day in England.
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Interesting. I can't remember whether it was this forum or Dwell's original message board, but there was this guy with plans to make a reproduction Eames house in the U.S. Personally, I think it's kind of strange. There is no way one house is perfect for everyone. If I was to spend the kind of money it takes to do this project, I would be damn sure to make sure it fits my program.
Also - I know this has come up. More and more it seems strange to me, these people who cannot move past the past. Don't get me wrong, the Eameses are perhaps my biggest inspiration in design. I think the tendency to feel some sort of onligation to them is strange. I have known people to live with items that don't work for them out of this obligation. I have done the same before. It's a bit silly.

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Actually I was the one who brought it up in the past.
All these "Dwell" modular homes to me are off-shoots of the original Arts and Architecture Case Study Program to find inexpensive housing post WWII.
Eames built their house out of off-the shelf items and constructed it rather cheaply. I think it is a better way of designing a house than the usual wooden 2x4 every 16 inches.
Plus, they were able to reconfigure their house so it fit their lot without having to waste any of the pieces.
Imagine getting an erector set, and being told to build 3 buildings, using all the parts in the box, but each building has to be somewhat different.
I look to my Taschen Case Study book often for inspiration. I don't think it is a case of "Living in the past" but learning from the collective Mid-cent masters and applying it to today's world.