Andrew Geller
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Andrew Geller is an American
architect best known for designing modern beach houses in the coastal regions of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut during the 1950s and 60s. In 1955 he designed the Elizabeth Reese house, built in Sagaponack, New York. This structure catapulted the popularity of A-frame construction after it was featured in the Real Estate section of the May 5, 1957, edition of the New York Times.
As vice president of the Housing and Home Components department at the industrial design firm of Raymond Loewy
/William Snaith, Inc., he was the design supervisor for the "Typical American House," built at the American Exhibition in Moscow. This sparked the infamous cold war
Kitchen Debate
between Vice President Richard Nixon
and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
on July 24, 1959. The success of the model home eventually led to the creation of Leisurama
Homes, entire ready-to-move-in homes that could be purchased at Macy's
Department Store in the 1960s.
United States
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architect best known for designing modern beach houses in the coastal regions of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut during the 1950s and 60s. In 1955 he designed the Elizabeth Reese house, built in Sagaponack, New York. This structure catapulted the popularity of A-frame construction after it was featured in the Real Estate section of the May 5, 1957, edition of the New York Times.
As vice president of the Housing and Home Components department at the industrial design firm of Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy was an industrial designer, and the first to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, on October 31, 1949. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States...
/William Snaith, Inc., he was the design supervisor for the "Typical American House," built at the American Exhibition in Moscow. This sparked the infamous cold war
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
Kitchen Debate
Kitchen Debate
The Kitchen Debate was a series of impromptu exchanges between then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow on July 24, 1959. For the exhibition, an entire house was built that the...
between Vice President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
on July 24, 1959. The success of the model home eventually led to the creation of Leisurama
Leisurama
Leisurama is a development of vacation homes in Montauk, New York, that was constructed between 1963 and 1965 following the developer's success with a model home at the 1959 American Exhibition in Moscow...
Homes, entire ready-to-move-in homes that could be purchased at Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
Department Store in the 1960s.