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Ideal House Competition
The Ideal House Competition was run for many years as part of the Ideal Home Show. Every year designs were invited and the winning schemes would be constructed at Olympia, London, for the Ideal Home Show the following year. The houses were often the product of progressive builders who were keen to secure sales of their houses. As a result, many of the Ideal Homes temporarily exhibited at Olympia were subsequently permanently built across the Country. Examples include: *1927 Modest two storey red brick house by Gordon Allen. Subsequently erected by the Universal Housing Co Ltd Rickmansworth, Herts. *1934 This flat roofed, white walled modernist house sported a tall staircase window, curved corner bay windows, a balcony and a roof terrace. Erected at 63 Casleton Boulevard, Skegness. This house has, unfortunately, been heavily altered with extensions, pitched roof and replacement windows. Winning Schemes *1911 By Reginald C Fry. This was subsequently erected at 2 Whitec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ideal Home Show
The Ideal Home Show (formerly called the Ideal Home Exhibition) is an annual event in London, England, held at Olympia. The show was devised by the ''Daily Mail'' newspaper in 1908 and continued to be run by the ''Daily Mail'' until 2009. It was then sold to events and publishing company Media 10. Overview The goal of the Ideal Home Show is to bring together everything associated with having an "ideal home", such as the latest inventions for the modern house, and to showcase the latest housing designs. A regular feature of the show for many years was the Ideal House Competition, where designs were invited and the winning schemes erected at the exhibition the following year. The first exhibition was held in 1908 at the Olympia exhibition centre, with sections dedicated to "phases of home life" such as construction, food and cookery, furniture and decoration. Demonstrations and contests included an Arts and Crafts competition and a competition to design the "Ideal Home". Ware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |