A new life for the Lieb house
The Lieb House, built in 1969 by Philadelphia firm Venturi & Rauch (now Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates) for Nathaniel and Judith Lieb, has been purchased by a New York couple who will use it as a guest house. The New York Times Style Magazine’s Leslie Williamson reports that when the previous owners contemplated selling it to a developer as a tear-down, Jim Venturi—son of Robert Venturi and Scott Brown—widely publicized its endangered status in the 2008 documentary “Saving Lieb House.” That movie brought it to the attention of Deborah...
Published By: Architect Magazine - Wednesday, 8 February
