It was the last decade before the emergence of the "McMansion, " Ms. Zaleski says, a less-than-complimentary term for large homes with a hodgepodge of classical influences.

WSJ: The Return of That '70s House

In a survey of about 500 modernist homes on New York's Long Island, where real-estate prices are among the highest in the nation, "almost all" have been demolished or drastically altered, says Caroline Rob Zaleski, author of "Long Island Modernism, 1930-1980, " which was published in the fall.

WSJ: The Return of That '70s House

At a ceremony held in the premises of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the inauguration of the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve, and in the presence of the Undersecretary of State for the Environment, Mr. Janusz Zaleski, the Director-General emphasized the role of Poland in the field of international scientific cooperation.

UNESCO: CULTURE