In 1973 Bruce Goff was commissioned to design and build a home in Arizona for Celestine Barby. The archives include letters between Goff and Barby about costs, materials, and design decisions. The correspondence reveals the level of detail and sensitivity to client needs that Goff brought to the work. Celestine Barby Collection, WHC
The practice of architectural drawing values regularity and readability – the lines and labels must convey information quickly, accurately and without distraction. This Leroy lettering set is a pantograph, used to create standardized lettering on hand-drawn plans and elevations. As part of Goff ‘s trust in organic form and holistic presentation, he designed his own hand-lettered fonts but also used mechanical lettering tools.
