Birdhouses for the Birdhouse Auction, an event hosted by Princeton Community Housing, invited architects, artists and other creatives to fashion their own vision of the common birdhouse. With 124 different built from the likes of architects Michael Graves [top] and the Princeton Design Guild/Wilkes Architect [bottom left], the results were anything but common. Our favourites under the jump...
Birdhouses Designed by Architects, Artists, Teachers...
Princeton Community Housing celebrated it's 40th anniversary in 2007 with a Birdhouse Auction entitled, "There's No Place Like Home," on September 30, 2007. For over forty years, PCH has been advocating for affordable housing in Princeton and currently owns and manages 463 rental apartments for families and seniors.
Over 400 people attended the festivities on the grounds of Educational Testing Service. 124 birdhouses that were built or decorated by architects, artists and other creative people were auctioned. The event was successful financially and socially and brought together a diverse group of community supporters of affordable housing.
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The Ceder Birdhouse in the lower left corner is the one I designed for Princeton Design Guild/Wilkes Architects. Thanks for the mention, and the interest!
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