John M. Johansen, a celebrated Modernist architect and the last surviving member of the Harvard Five, a group that made New Canaan, Conn., a hotbed of architectural experimentation in the 1950s and ’60s, died on Friday in Brewster, Mass. He was 96. — nytimes.com
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I'm surprised no one has commented on this...Johansen was a very important figure in theoretical and sustainable circles and WAY ahead of his time. I recommend to anyone who does not know about him to check out his book "Nano-Architecture," or to view his lecture on the Sci-Arc Media Archive from 1993. He will be greatly missed.
Glen Small posts an overview on Johansen with a futurist slant
http://www.smallatlarge.com/2012/11/john-johansen-bites-the-dust/#more-743
Amazing stuff from him! Very psychedelic!!