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Three Michigan Architects explores the domestic work of three seminal Modern architects who practiced in Ann Arbor from 1930 to the 1980s: George Brigham, Robert Metcalf, and David Osler. Featuring archival plans, drawings, and photographs from the Bentley Historical Library, this catalog is the culmination of the 2014 exhibition series and symposium of the same name. Three Michigan Architects examines each practitioner's interpretation of the Modern vocabulary. George Brigham was one of the earliest architects to bring the International Style to the Midwest. Robert Metcalf favored straightforward designs for functional, minimalist living spaces. David Osler designed streamlined and poetic houses that physically and visually embraced their natural settings. The catalog situates their regional body of work in the larger context of Modern architecture in the U.S. that developed on the East and West Coasts.