Blogs Posts in Modern Architectures category; 549 blog posts

Architecture review: Cliff May 'Carefree California' show at...

To the extent that modernism in architecture was about clearing the historical decks — about dramatically and even gleefully breaking with the past — Cliff May was never cut out to be a modernist. Not an orthodox one, anyway. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Ontario ski-country retreat is a Modernist home built on a b...

Rob Kastelic and Kelly Buffey built a barn. Generally this wouldn’t be very exciting news, but for architects attuned to the latest thinking in contemporary design, as the two partners of Atelier Kastelic Buffey are, it's a diff [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

The Beth Sholom Synagogue

"He dreamed of a building along the lines of Beth Sholom throughout his career. I think that as people get closer to their death they think a great deal about what they're leaving behind." The synagogue's story is tol [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Paul Rudolph and the Challenge of Preserving Modern Architec...

It’s not easy being a neglected modernist building. Design that felt cutting edge at mid-century may indeed still feel too avant-garde to people viewing it today (even when the replacement structure is tacky '80s contemporary). [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture Conversion in South Africa: Moss Oakland...

Moss Oaklands Residence was designed by studio Nico Van Der Meulen Architects and is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The brief of the project was aimed at remodeling a 1950s residence and giving it an urban feel. Here is how the archi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

New Getty initiative aims to boost preservation of modern ar...

The Eames House in Pacific Palisades, built in 1949 by the husband-and-wife designers Charles and Ray Eames, was never simply a single-family residence. It was also Case Study House No. 8, among the best-known products of a campaign by th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Getty Launches Modern Architecture Conservation Program With...

The Eames House in the Pacific Palisades, also known as Case Study House No. 8, is about to get spruced by the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative, a new international program run by the Getty Conservation Institute. The CMAI is a r [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Ignatov Architects design of Contemporary Home Tree in Varna...

The existing trees inspire the idea of the large home tree. The building aims to assimilate the aspects of nature with the design of architecture. Three parts, the garden, the cantilevered structure and the energy exchanger make the house [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

FUTURISTIC BUILDING PLANS: MODERN ART MUSEUM IN DUBAI UAE

These images show the futuristic building plans for the Museum of Middle East Modern Art to be located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project is being lead by UN Studio, an architecture company in the Netherlands. Like many other pro [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Navy Pier Picks Firm For Sweeping New Design

CHICAGO (CBS) — The board of Navy Pier has picked a New York design firm to upgrade its public spaces. James Corner Field Operations was selected Thursday, on the recommendation of a strategic planning committee, to head up the effo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Hermeneutics of modern architecture

The architect is a specialist in the sense that he must respond to the needs of a community, and as such may be said to be constrained by both values (however we might define these) and technical requirements. This makes the architect dif [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Foreclosed Homeowners Inspire Architects to Float Housing Id...

Amid a housing market profoundly altered by stagnant incomes, declining wealth and Wall Street folly, the Museum of Modern Art displays a waterfall cascading down an atrium in a high-rise apartment. It’s a moment of refreshing whims [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Less Is Still More

Modernist architecture is often associated with austere office buildings and anonymous apartment blocks, but a walk through the Tugendhat House, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's sumptuous masterpiece in Brno, Czech Republic, shows how Moder [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Laurel Canyon Contemporary Cube With Good Staging

There's always a soft spot in our hearts for these architectural wooden cubes that pop up around the hills. This two bedroom's unusual though for its warm and stylish interior decoration. That bathroom mirror is particularly delec [...]