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of the latest post-war technology, so advanced that many critics at the time were unsure how the materials could be purchased. Polevitzky’s submission to the GI Homes competition in 1946, just three years before the completion of the Bird-Cage featured the same materials. In this competition, Polevitzky was placed second. The jury, composed of leading architects of the region, commented that although the designs were exceptional, they were unsure of the availability of the materials
Polevitzky selected. The Bird-Cage house was a full-scale demonstration of these materials.
176:, these homes were developed between 1936 and 1949. Designed specifically for the South Florida environment, these homes emphasized health, happiness and productivity for the occupant. The Bird-Cage House and other Tropotypes before it, utilized passive-energy designs making them extremely energy-efficient and contained an ambiguous living envelope to encourage what was considered at the time to be a healthy, simultaneous indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Referring to the house during a 1946 lecture at the
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professional qualities. Very much artists, consider me to be the leader of modern architecture. Build very honestly but eccentricities for rich people. Social relevance is not at stake here."
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