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Whitney R. Smith (1977-2002) was a leader in post-World War II modernist architecture. Smith was among a group of Los Angeles architects and designers who participated in the "Case Study Houses" program of experimental modern houses designed and built primarily in Los Angeles from 1945 to 1966.

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A Renovated Midcentury in L.A.’s Crestwood Hills Enclave Keeps the History Alive
The 1950 Kalmick House by A. Quincy Jones and Whitney R. Smith gets a sensitive makeover from its new owner, the lead planner for...
An Architect’s Work to Preserve L.A.’s Modernist Crestwood Hills Enclave Starts With Her Own Home
In the 1940s, the Mutual Housing Association created California’s only successful postwar cooperative community.