The 5 Best Homes Designed by Architects for Their Moms

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re (un)lucky enough to have a child working as an architect, you may be in for a big surprise come Sunday. Along with designing an iconic chair, building a house for one’s mother is a longstanding architectural tradition. So in honor of this holiday, we’ve rounded up five of the most important houses designed by famous architects for their parents, ranging from Le Corbusier to Richard Meier. Think of it as a long-overdue thank you for the years of emotional and financial support in the arduous process of becoming an architect!

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Rogers House ?
Designed by Richard Rogers
?London

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Robert and Rosalie Gwathmey Residence and Studio?
Designed by Charles Gwathmey?
Amagansett, New York?
Learn more about this project in the Architizer database.

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Villa Le Lac ?
Designed by Le Corbusier?
Corseaux, Switzerland

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Jerome and Carolyn Meier House?
Designed by Richard Meier?
Essex, New Jersey

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Vanna Venturi House
?Designed by Robert Venturi?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania