Identity area
Reference code
CJA-TCH-d-2-3
Title
Spring
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 room
Context area
Name of creator
(1939-2019)
Biographical history
Charles Jencks was born on 21 June 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents were Gardner Jencks, a pianist and composer, and Ruth (nee DeWitt Pearl). He took at BA in English Literature at Harvard University (1961) and then a BA and MA at Harvard… read more
Name of creator
(1941-1995)
Biographical history
Maggie Keswick Jencks, Charles Jencks’ wife and collaborator, was a Scottish writer, artist and garden designer. She collaborated on the design of The Cosmic House and helped shape the intellectual life that unfolded there until her untimely death in… read more
Name of creator
(1938-)
Biographical history
In 1978 Farrell was commissioned to design the architectural shell of what would become known as The Thematic House.