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Exterior view of the Monsanto House of the Future, Anaheim, c. 1957; from "Monsanto House of the Future," Docomomo US

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Firm Notes

This firm operated from an office in Cambridge, MA. The firm evolved from Marvin Goody's own practice begun in 1955. After Hamilton's death, it became known as Goody, Clancy and Associates, in the 1960s. (See

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Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
WED Enterprises, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Monsanto House of the Future, Anaheim, CA	1957-1957	Anaheim	CA

Publications

"Monsanto Plastics: 'House of the Future'", Architect and Building News, 212: 478-485, 1957-10-09. Haddow, Robert H.., "House of the future or house of the past: populist visions from the USA", Architecture et idées: AI, 1, 68-79, 1996 Fall-Winter. "Plastics in Construction", Best in 20th Century Architecture, 264-265, 269, 1964. Borden, Gail Peter, "House of the Future Goody and Hamilton Anaheim, California", Material Precedent The Typology of Modern Tectonics, 96-97, 314-318, 2010. Meikle, Jeffrey L., "American Plastic: A Cultural History", Monograph, 206-227, 1995. Behrendt, Ernst, "1956 / Home Show: Plastic House of the Future may come in mass-produced, no-upkeep parts that you arrange to suit the whole family", Popular Science, 143-147, 1956-04. "Monsanto Reveals Present and Future of Plastics in Architecture", Progressive Architecture, 38: 7, 89, 1957-07.

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Pioneering MIT: Monsanto House of the Future, Marvin Goody, Richard Hamilton, Robert Whittier, and Frank Heger, 1950s Slice of MIT: Houses: Make Mine Small, Modular, and Made of Plastic The House of the Future That Wasn't

Goody and Hamilton Architects (Partnership)

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