The porch of Robert E. Lee Hall.A classical beginning to the architectural legacy ofBlack Mountain College.Joseph Alber'sdrawing class on the huge porch of R.E.L. Hall.Very olde South,especially with the bloomingdogwoods in front.Early student study.Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuerwith their proposed buildingsat theBlack Mountain College meeting,The Museum of Modern Art,New York1940Walter Gropius and Marcel BreuerLake Eden Campusarchitectural model.1939A. Lawrence Kocher Kocher takes over the design and building of the new Studies Buildingsince there was not enough moo-lafor the Gropius/Breuer building.A. Lawrence Kocher Central building for Lake Eden Campus1940Studies Building constructionFall 1940It was built by the students and faculty.Studies BuildingCompleted wingView of the building from across the lake.
My viewHERENew and improved student study in the building.So great, so simple.View from above on a snowy winter day.A. Lawrence KocherJalowetz House1941Alexander Reed"Quiet House"1942Paul BeiderMusic practice room1945Lake Eden dining hall and theater.This is now the heart of a Christian boys camp.Joseph Alber's drawing class Chair by Josef Albers adapted froma traditional Mexican design.(Seen above and below in situ.)Mary GregoryModular wooden units used as stools, tables and sculpture stands.Concetta Scaravaglione and Isaac Nakataputting the Mary Gregory "units" to good use.Summer 1946A. Lawrence KocherChair of molded plywood1942A. Lawrence KocherSide table and stool1942These are great. Why can't I find these in an antique mall down here?Mary GregoryWooden plates1940sWoodworking Shop1944Mary Gregory is at left.The Cowboy and Dorky guy are unknown....A. Lawrence KocherJalowetz HouseDetail of the custom bookcasesbuilt by the Woodworking Shop.1941Paul Williams, Albert Lanier, Warren Outten, Si Sillman, Bernard Karp,Alex Morse, Ralph Chernoff and Ragland Watkins(Ragland should have been a Blues artist, not an architect with that moniker.)"Minimum House"1947-48Buckminster Fuller in his studioSummer 1948Buckminster Fuller "The Supine Dome"1948This dome was supposed to be 22 feet high and was made ofVenetian blind strips.It was a failure.Buckminster Fuller "Dome of thirty-one-great-circle structure of tubular beads and continuousinternal cable with double heat-sealed pneumatic, transparent skin"Designed and constructed at the Institute of Design,Chicago 1948-49Tested at Black Mountain CollegeSummer 1949Demonstration of lightnessDemonstration of plastic skinDemonstration of strengthStudents casting parts of a Bucky DomeSummer 1949Kenneth Snelson"Early X Piece"Wood and nylon1948-49Richard Lippold"Devotion 1"Brass, stainless steel and bronze1948Paul WilliamsScience BuildingDesigned 1949Constructed 1949-53Paul Williams"The Pot Shop"Designed in collaboration with Robert Turner1949-50(Additional workroom and open shed designed by Jack RiceSummer 1953)Hunky Paul Williams1940s"Black Mountain Chairs"Jacqueline Herrmann Gourevitch1950
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