Search Results for 'Modern'

The pleasures and pitfalls of modern architecture

The Telegraph's Simon Heffer says, "architects should please the public, not spite them", in reference to recent projects by Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid. On Libeskind's extension to the Dresden Military History [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Modern Inclination

The Ramp House, so named because of its gracefully sloped interior walkway, is one of three spec houses designed and built by M.J. Neal, AIA, in the same transitioning South Austin neighborhood. One might presume that a house with a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

The Beautiful Side of Modern Residential Architecture

Australia has some wonderful natural landscape and the Cape Shank House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects is a fine example of a modern home that has adapted well to its environment. This angular dwelling features a great view from a s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Modern home architecture for Single family house

House Uc is a residence designed for a couple in their 30s and their daughter. It is located in the quiet residential area of Tokyo standing on a small and narrow site of irregular shape – a result of the recent trend of dividing prop [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture, Berlin

Tempodrom, a very special event location in Berlin. Inside of it’s that big arena up to 3,500 guests can join different kinds of events like awards, TV-productions, shows, concerts, spectaculars, exhibitions and sport events. This [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Wooden Home by XTEN Arcitecture

I already wrote about some XTEN Architecture works. They usually characterize with modern look and straight forms. Although one of their more earlier works hasn’t such straight and clean lines like usually. It’s modern wooden ho [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

THE CLASSIC STYLE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Style is not limited to just the clothes that we wear. Traces of intricate styling and detailing can be found in electronic devises such as cell phones, gps systems, mp3 players as well as this laptop that I am currently typing on. As you [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

When Columbus Discovered Modern Architecture

In most ways, Columbus is a typical Indiana town. It's small (population 39,000), the cost of living is low, there's very little crime, and the leading industries are manufacturing, health care, and construction. But as you emerge from the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Architecture in Vermont

Homes and buildings in Vermont aren't often thought of as "Modern" with a capital "M." Most of our structures tend to veer toward the more quaint and old-fashioned. And without a strong corporate presence in many areas [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern, contemporary art/architecture - live museum or acces...

Last May, ICOM Malta organised a workshop entitled 'Collections at risk: Safeguarding our cultural heritage' at the Museum of Archaeology in Valletta. This was a collaborative programme between ICOM Malta and the International Committee on [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Modern Design in a Traditional Setting

When visitors and longtime residents refer to Old Raleigh, they are usually talking about the homes and landscapes of the inside-the-beltline neighborhoods developed between 1920 and the late 1950s. Those venerable residential enclaves hav [...]

Posted On : Aug, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Mosques and modernity

The threshold of the Jamme Masjid (Great Mosque) in London’s Brick Lane consists of a tatty set of worn steps rising to an inconspicuous door, its once creamy paint scuffed and dirty. From the cheap aluminium door handle hangs a loop [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Collage and Modern Architecture & Design

Being a student of collage with an interest in modern architecture and interior design, I am always interested in the effects created by extreme contrast of elements. Most modern architecture and design relies on the contrast of environment [...]

Posted On : Jul, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

What is modern architecture?

The history of modernism begins, to cut a long story woefully short, with the emergence of the notion of an individual acting with sole responsibility. This happened against a background of the loss of the churches' cultural dominance, and [...]