Bernstein, Edward

Edward Bernstein

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Architecture, Edward Harrison Bernstein designed a number of residences in the Penn Valley and Gladwyne areas during the1950s and 1960s. Each project responds to the rational planning practices espoused by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and his protÃ©gÃ© Marcel Breuer whose influence came to dominate American architecture in the decade following the end of World War II. A particular development, the Bi- Nuclear Plan, was a hallmark of the period, characterized by the separa-
Perlmutter House 1957 Separation of living and sleeping areas into distinct pavilions typically connected by a glass enclosed breezeway.

Bernstein's Perlmutter House (completed in 1957) reflects this planning strategy, adapting the layout to the sloped terrain of the site. Large glass expanses are directed towards the wooded site allowing

Berstein Personal Residince 1953

Index to MODERN HOMES PHILADELPHIA History Pages

Overview of Philadelphia Area Mid-Century Modern Residential Architecture  (below on this page)   Photo overview   followed by brief written overview of Philadelphia mid-century architects  .

Time Line  of area modern homes from 1930's to today   Mid-Century Modern Homes

Architects Who Designed Mid-Century Modern Homes in the Philadelphia Region

photographs of the regional homes designed by each architect are included

Allan Berkowitz	Louis Kahn	George Nakashima
Edward Bernstein	Vincent Kling	Richard Neutra
Robert Bishop	Thaddeus Longstreth	Norman Rice
Frank Boyer	William Lescaze	Paul Rudolph
Marcel Breuer	Joel Levinson	Galen Schlosser
Armand Carroll	Thomas Mangan	Harry Sternfeld
Albert Clauss	Irving Maitin	Irwin Stein
Nathan Cronheim	George Mebus	Oscar Stonorov
George Daub	Ehrman Mitchell	Frank Weise
Kenneth Day	Newcomb Montgomery	Frank Lloyd Wright

Mid-Century Modern Homes Grouped by Location / County

New Jersey (near Philadelphia)

Center City Philadelphia Mid-Century Modern Homes

Modern Philadelphia Residential Architecture

Philadelphia LEED for Homes projects
Recent Center City Philadelphia Modern Residential Architecture
Early Prefab TECH built modern homes in the area

Philadelphia Architects currently designing innovative modern homes

Agoos/ Lovera	LaVardera, Greg	Re:Vision Architecture
Bloomfield and Associates	M. G. Leach	Rosenblum, Martin
Bower Lewis Thrower	Metcalfe Architecture	Stanev Potts
Culbert, Doug	McDonald, Tim/Onion Flats	Tarantino Studio
Erdy McHenry	Moto Design Shop	Verner, Steven
Interface Studio	QB3	Webber, Brett
Jibe Design	Michael Ryan Architects	Wesley Wei Architects
Kieran Timberlake	Rasmussen/Su	Wesley Architects
Krieger & Associates		Wyant Architecture