A Case Study House architect in San Diego

Alden Residence by Kemper Nomland. Photo ©Darren Bradley

The architect Kemper Nomland is not exactly a household name, but he probably should be - at least to those who appreciate modern architecture. Nomland is in that elite group of architects who designed a home as part of the Arts & Architecture Case Study House program. I recently had the opportunity to visit the architect's only design in San Diego County, the Alden Residence in Vista. 

Wildwood: The East Coast Capital of Googie... uh, I mean Doo-Wop

The Jolly Roger. Photo ©Darren Bradley

Wildwood, on Cape May in New Jersey, is the undisputed capital of Googie modernist architecture on the East Coast. In fact, there's probably a higher concentration of architecture of this type here than anywhere else in the world. But it's also disappearing at an alarming rate.