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Nature And Design Meet In Lautner's Modern Homes

Nature And Design Meet In Lautner's Modern Homes

An artist with an idyllic childhood might be as rare as a house with walls made of air, but both play a part in the story of architect John Lautner. Lautner's homes have appeared in Hollywood movies, but the architect himself was [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Nature And Design Meet In Lautner's Modern Homes

Nature And Design Meet In Lautner's Modern Homes

An artist with an idyllic childhood might be as rare as a house with walls made of air, but both play a part in the story of architect John Lautner. Lautner's homes have appeared in Hollywood movies, but the architect himself was [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Regional Modern: Seattle's Modern Homes Feature Spectacular Views

Regional Modern: Seattle's Modern Homes Feature Spectacular ...

My Regional Modern series now moves to the West Coast, the home of Houzz and therefore a good deal of the houses on the website. We start in the Northwest, in Seattle, a city that is "blessed with a setting unsurpassed in natural spl [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

Regional Modern: Metro New York Homes Showcase Clean Lines

My last post on regional modern architecture presented urban interiors in New York City, mainly lofts. Architects practicing in and around Manhattan will gladly work on these and other small-scale interior commissions, since ground-up bui [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Can Modern Architecture Ever Gain Favor in Historic Neighborhoods?

Can Modern Architecture Ever Gain Favor in Historic Neighbor...

There was a very good architect who's very le Corbusier-ish. A lot of people don't like his work at all. He did a building in the downtown. The building that he was replacing was a very nondescript building from the '30s. It h [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Romanian Modern Residential Architecture: Casa Lara

Romanian Modern Residential Architecture: Casa Lara

Casa Lara stands as proof that Romanian architecture has began to lift off. Built in Timisoara, the beautiful, simple and elegant Casa Lara was designed by and for architect Mihai M. Tudose, and named after the inhabitant’s baby gir [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

In search of the lost modernist of design

In search of the lost modernist of design

The director of the design archives at RMIT in Melbourne, Edquist had become interested in Michael O'Connell after shows about modernism in Australia. O'Connell's Pandemonium, a linocut and woodblock frieze printed on silk, is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

The Philippines' Mind Museum Fuses Modern Architecture, Science, And Art

The Philippines' Mind Museum Fuses Modern Architecture, Scie...

The Philippines's new Mind Museum looks downright alien amid Taguig's industrial skyscrapers. Lead architect Ed Calma wouldn't have it any other way--he knows that in an Internet age, a museum's draw has to begin before yo [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Miami Modern architecture tours noted by The Guardian

Miami Modern architecture tours noted by The Guardian

If cruising through Wynwood in Vespas to see murals seems stylish, then what about visiting the best examples of Miami Modern architecture in a limousine with leather seats, tinted windows and mirrored ceilings? That’s what a t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Thoroughly modern Miami: art and architecture tours

Thoroughly modern Miami: art and architecture tours

'Do you guys want soup? It's very good – vegetable. I just finished making it ..." It's not the first thing you expect to hear when meeting a cutting-edge collector of American contemporary art, but there's some [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Mediterranean modern

Mediterranean modern

Local design studio Photiou Architects has recently completed a modern apartment block in the major Cypriot city of Limassol. The sleek residential building is a highly sustainable new addition to the coastal community with design choices [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Sussex beach house gets modern makeover

Sussex beach house gets modern makeover

A 1970s beach house on the South coast of England receives a dramatic architectural overhaul using influences and materials from around the globe. Locating the front door of Todd Cooper and Giuseppe Sironi's quirky beachside home can [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Architecture in Greater Seattle

Modern Seattle Homes For Sale – Searching For Modern Archite...

Modern architecture aficionados are a very discerning group.  They appreciate the nuances and small design touches in the creation of a modern home that can take a look from cold and sterile to stunning and edgy with a slight adjustm [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Hamilton shows off its modernist cred

Hamilton shows off its modernist cred

Sexy and sophisticated images all … and all from the amalgamated City of Hamilton. If you thought Steeltown was sleek before, wait until you get an eyeful of the six architect-designed homes featured in SLEEK 2. Opening at the [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

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