Roy Mason (architect)

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Roy Mason (circa 1920s- May 19, 1996) was a lecturer, writer and futuristic architect who designed and built a variety of futuristic homes and other buildings in the 1970s and 1980s using low cost materials and alternative energy sources. Mason invented architronics which was exemplified in his Xanadu homes. In the 1980s Mason was the Architecture Editor of the Futurist Magazine. He was also the first Executive Director of the Home Automation Association. In 1996 Roy Mason was murdered in Washington DC where he had lived for most of his life.

[edit] Career

Before entering his career of architecture and design, Mason received a masters degree from the Yale University School of Architecture. Mason was interested in futuristic homes that use alternative materials which make it easier to build homes and more affordable. Mason also favored the concept of computer automated homes which he demonstrated in his Xanadu homes with Bob Masters.

[edit] Works

• Xanadu (1979 - 1983) visitor attraction franchises built from insulation.
• Experimental school built from insulation in Virginia.
• The "Mushroom House" in Bethesda, MD outside Washington, D.C.

[edit] Concepts

• Several dome shelter designs for homes