Search Results for 'ARC'

Nine Wacky Examples Of Container Architecture

Turn a corner nowadays, and you’ll find a building made out of shipping containers. So it was probably inevitable that architects would take this symbol of a “globalized, mobile, nomadic age,” to quote German curator Wer [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Restored Building Promotes Modern Architecture

A building constructed in 1926 in Havana's western neighbourhood of Miramar called "La Casa de las Tejas Verdes" (The House of the Green Tiles) now emerges as a center for the promotion of modern architecture, urban renewal [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Palm Springs Modern Architecture is Haute

Palm Springs has one of the largest concentrations of mid-century modern architecture in the country. Since the 1920's, visionary modernist architects have designed sleek, modern homes that have embraced the desert environment. The dr [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Oakley home tour is lesson in Victorian architecture

OAKLEY - Faded orange brick marks most of the historical homes in Oakley, and you won't need help picking them out among the ordinary bungalows and modern homes that line the town's roads. Still, some details of Oakley's Victo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

CLASSIC ARCHITECTURES Model and Plans of the TWA Terminal by...

I suppose that every architects know the TWA Terminal Eero Saarinen designed for JFK airport (New York) in 1962. However, the following photographs are maybe less known but almost as extraordinary than the building itself: pictures of the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Wartime Architects: Creating Amid Chaos

The history of architecture during World War II is barely talked about. We all know Albert Speer, the man who slavishly carried out Hitler’s megalomaniacal architectural fantasies; some know about Mies van der Rohe’s exile in [...]

Posted On : Jun, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

MULTIMEDIA CAPITAL AND PARADISE FOR ARCHITECTURE ENTHUSIASTS

The town of Hilversum is located in the Gooi area in the Netherlands; it may not be grand in size, however, its reputation as the capital of media and broadcasting is well known. As a multimedia capital of the country, Hilversum is a very [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

When it comes to architecture, museums forsake the past

Even with the economic recovery limping along, American museums keep planning, raising piles of money for and opening new wings. An architecture critic — at least one with a high tolerance for the work of Renzo Piano — could c [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

In architecture, the sky is not the limit

Architecture circles are buzzing with news that Graham Phillips has started construction on a sequel to Skywood House, his award-winning modern glass house outside London.Mr Phillips is the former chief operating officer of Foster + Partn [...]

Posted On : May, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Functional architectural dream: Pryor House by Bates Masi + ...

Bates Masi + Architects have designed a wonderful modern residence that they have named Pryor House. Located in Montauk, New York, the home sits atop a hill. Built for a couple and their two young boys, the residence encompasses all the c [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Points of View: A Look Inside Modern Architecture with Herma...

Herman Miller just launched a new site called POV celebrating five California architects' perspective on design in a series directed by Hello. Each interview explores core design elements behind each architect's work including cel [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

‘IT has made remarkable differences in architecture’

By Charles Mgbolu &Daniel Alfred Without doubt, IT continues to go beyond borders; taking computers, software and the internet to virtually every profession on the face of the earth. Already,traditional architecture has witnessed a dramat [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

ARC DE TRIOMPHE

The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned by Napoleon as a tribute to his own military achievements, but it was not completed until 1836. The Arc was later modified to honor the armies of the Revolution. The Arc de Triomphe is built on the mod [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Book Review: How to Read Churches: A crash course in ecclesi...

Denis McNamara is an essential resource for anyone that maintains an interest in studying the history of architecture as it applies to Christian churches. The book is essentially an indispensible tool to decipher the nuances of ecclesiast [...]