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Snohetta Defends Its Controversial Design For SF's Museum of Modern Art

Snohetta Defends Its Controversial Design For SF's Museum of...

Snøhetta, the Viking architects of the World Trade Center pavilion and one of our 2011 Most Innovative Companies, unveiled embryonic plans for a hotly anticipated extension to SFMOMA last week and, as these things go, reactions wer [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

In the doghouse: Pooch owners treat pets to modern homes so they don't have to live ruff

In the doghouse: Pooch owners treat pets to modern homes so ...

It’s a good chance to buy a new house without taking out a crippling mortgage. But the only problem is you won’t be able to live inside - as it’ll be for your dog. Trent Tesch, of Kohn Pedersen Fox, in New York, is just [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Capital's modern buildings making the list

Capital's modern buildings making the list

FOR many Edinburgh residents the concrete and glass facades rising above the shopfronts on Princes Street, or the 20th century university buildings dominating the 18th century terraced houses of George Square, are a cause for regret over [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Points of View: A Look Inside Modern Architecture with Herman Miller

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

Great Escape: Take a Look at Local Mid-Century Modern Architecture

Great Escape: Take a Look at Local Mid-Century Modern Archit...

If you are tired of viewing the "McMansions" taking over your neighborhood or what you deem as uninspiring architecture in the San Fernando Valley, check out "Joseph Eichler and His Architects: The Men Behind Eichler Homes& [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Still Modern After All These Years

Still Modern After All These Years

Groups of 1950-ish Modernist buildings usually mean Corbusian-style autotopias of heroic proportions (New York’s Empire State Plaza in Albany comes to mind). Plymouth Circle on Madison, Wisconsin’s leafy west side proves the o [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Still Modern After All These Years

Still Modern After All These Years

Groups of 1950-ish Modernist buildings usually mean Corbusian-style autotopias of heroic proportions (New York’s Empire State Plaza in Albany comes to mind). Plymouth Circle on Madison, Wisconsin’s leafy west side proves the o [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Greek residence near Athens, designed by Nikos Koukourakis

Modern Greek residence near Athens, designed by Nikos Koukou...

Located only 23km northeast of the Greek capital – Athens – this beautiful property you can see below was designed by Nikos Koukourakis. The town of Dionisos received among its houses this luxury property with clean straight d [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

A kitchen renovation that’s modern, inexpensive and out of a...

I often have discussions with my wife, who owns Leslieville mid-century modern furniture store Ethel-20th Century Living, about the Charles and Ray Eames irony. Here was a husband-and-wife team dedicated to low-cost, functional furniture [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Roger Scruton is on shaky ground slating modern architecture

Philosophers through the ages have rarely had much to say about architecture. Perhaps they've been wise to keep quiet, for architecture can only truly be understood by experiencing its physicality, rather than whatever theory might u [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architectur...

And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered some of the top architects at work today. They are Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, N [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

White Rock Home Tour showcases modern architecture in East D...

Springtime in North Texas means that the flowers start popping up, and so do the home tours. If traditional designer showcases and 100-year-old historic stunners aren’t your speed but modern architecture is, the White Rock Home Tou [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Modern Lafayette home on large cul-de-sac lot

Modern Lafayette home on large cul-de-sac lot

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a local home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. See more photos at www.sfgate.com/ZHQD. Address: 3131 Gloria Terrace, Lafayette Asking price: $1.195 mil [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Doors Open Denver 2011 Spotlights Modern Architecture: 50s &...

Visitors can encounter Denver from inside many buildings not ordinarily open to the public – more than 70 of Denver’s prominent architectural gems and lesser-known treasures. Doors Open Denver offers several options: sel [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

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