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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

Out to save the modern home

Out to save the modern home

Houses sprawl across most of Belmont Hill bedecked in carved wood and ornate fireplaces, their roofs peaked and their staircases winding. But on this side of the hill, they cling to the rocky ledge, their roofs flat and their lines clean [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

This weekend marks the kickoff of Modernism Week, Palm Springs’s annual celebration of all things midcentury modern. One of its highlights is “Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler,” an exhibition at the Pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

Seeing Things | Donald Wexler, Desert Modernist

This weekend marks the kickoff of Modernism Week, Palm Springs’s annual celebration of all things midcentury modern. One of its highlights is “Steel and Shade: The Architecture of Donald Wexler,” an exhibition at the Pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

A softly modern house

A softly modern house

When architect Jillian Aimis sat down to design a new home for herself and her family on a conventional building lot in north Toronto, she decided to stick with sturdy precedents in the history of the modern North American house. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern art combines with history

Modern art combines with history

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian's work is grounded in the geometric designs of Islamic tradition, yet reconfigures that ancient aesthetic through the prism of western modern art. Her cut-glass mirror mosaics draw on architectural feat [...]

Posted On : Feb, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Small, Modern, Efficient: Ogden House

Small, Modern, Efficient: Ogden House

Reader Viktor Stakhov was nice enough to renderings for Ogden House, a contemporary home he designed for Missouri-based EuroDome.  The 1,778 square-foot house is meant for young professionals — the lower level has an open kitc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

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

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

A charming, modern Shingle style in Middletown

In the summer, wildflowers surround the grass lawn at Maidy’s Field, a serene spot with views of the Sakonnet River and Little Compton farmlands. The Indian Avenue property is also close to Second and Third beaches. But even i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Mid-Century Modern Survives in Palm Springs

Mid-Century Modern Survives in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, the mecca for those withdrawing from colder climes, the playground of Hollywood, is steeped in a history of mid-century modern architecture. It is present in a few of the homes and some of the more authentic redesigns of ho [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

'Kiwi modern' style gets an update

'Kiwi modern' style gets an update

A Wanaka house recognised in the recent Southern Architecture Awards was seen as tracing the low, linear "Kiwi modern" style of the 1940s while dealing directly to new expression. The judges described the home as stylish a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 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 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Ezra Stoller's Photographic Prints of Landmarks of Modern Architecture

Ezra Stoller's Photographic Prints of Landmarks of Modern Ar...

Ezra Stoller's gelatin silver prints include images of architectural interiors and iconic landmarks. Based on his background in architecture and industrial design, Stoller used a large-format camera to photograph monumental 20th cent [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Delhi where historical Monuments Coexist with Modern Architecture

Delhi where historical Monuments Coexist with Modern Archite...

Brief vacations and site seeing, that too visiting wonders of nature or historical monuments has been one of the desirable pastimes which provide an escape from one’s hectic routine life and career and enable in developing new cont [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

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