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Sunday's Open Houses: Mediterranean Two-Story, Modern Archit...

The Sunday will be the first time 334 Angus Ave. will be open for viewing. This meticulously maintained home opens onto the street with a front lawn and bay window. It features a remodeled bath, hardwood floors, and new paint inside and [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Heart of Art: In architecture, work with nature

The Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa asks this question, and it embodies the core of my approach to practicing and teaching architecture. I began my own architecture practice with the house you see here. I designed it for myse [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

For Toronto architect, a detour to modern

Toronto architect Gordon Ridgely is best known for the elegant, intelligent Georgian mansions he has been creating here in Hogtown since the early 1970s. During an interview a couple of years ago, he told me the reasons for his long-runn [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Richmond's Ford Point Melds Modern Architecture with a Rich ...

In the time since the renovation of Ford Point—originally the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant—was completed in 2009, the site has won a string of awards that have helped return the historic landmark to its former stature. T [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Ford Point melds sharp, modern architecture with a rich hist...

In the time since the renovation of Ford Point--originally the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant--was completed in 2009, the site has won a string of awards that have helped return the historic landmark to its former stature. The buildin [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

La Rioja's wineries embrace modern architecture

The region of La Rioja in Spain is synonymous with wine as its warm but often wet climate creates the perfect environment for growing grapes. An economic boom in the area has turned many of the wineries into works of modern art, becoming [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

The architecture of New Orleans' rebuilt public housing gets...

This month, eight families from the Lafitte public housing development trundled their belongings into brand-new apartments in an instant neighborhood dubbed Faubourg Lafitte, erected on the site of the demolished brick complex in the 6th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Hidden gems on Toronto architecture and design

I try to keep pretty good tabs on Toronto-based book publications, especially those that relate to architecture and photography. But, inevitably, one manages to overlook certain titles that would make worthy additions to any collection o [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Architecture Inspires

This year’s Maison et Objet show in Paris held a pleasant surprise for architecture geeks everwhere. The Spanish ceramics producer Lladró released a new collection of vases, boxes, and mirrors called Metropolis. Not only is [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

US architect wins Dohaland design contract

Under the agreement, Burns & McDonnell is to provide architectural design, engineering and construction administration services for the project. The $5.5 billion Musheireb development, the world's first sustainable downtown regen [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Space Age Modern: Architecture From the U.S.S.R.

A new book examines 90 weird and wonderful buildings dominating the urban landscape of 14 former Soviet republics. Mention the words “Soviet architecture” and the buildings that spring to mind go from hulking brutalism, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Outside the box: new architecture for business schools

The architecture of the university has traditionally been required to create two faces or worlds. The first is the image presented to the public, a façade to address the city with the dignity to express the aspirations of the inst [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

University to host exhibition of outstanding architecture

Nottingham Trent University is to host a touring exhibition of modern architecture which showcases 50 outstanding East Midlands’ buildings from the last 50 years. The university will stage the Royal Institute of British Architects [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Photos sought of modern Mississippi architecture for exhibit

The American Institute of Architects Mississippi Chapter is issuing an open call for photographic submissions for an upcoming exhibition highlighting Mississippi’s modern architecture.The competition is open to amateur and professi [...]