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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

‘Most don’t know who top architects are – and Prince Charles...

THEY are often seen as polar opposites: Modernists and Classicists rage against each other’s schools of design, with the recent controversy over the plans for Chelsea Barracks a good example of how both camps don’t hold back o [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Architecture Canada-RAIC to present Prix du XXe Siecle award...

Architecture Canada | RAIC will present its 2011 Prix du XXe siecle awards for four buildings that have stood the test of time. The recipients are the Ottawa train station, Vancouver’s Robson Square, the Museum of Anthropology at th [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Architectural Design Software expands scope of BIM workflow.

ArchiCAD v15 provides ability to integrate renovation and refurbishment projects in BIM workflow. Shell structures support wide variety of architectural shapes and forms in classical and modern architecture, and 3D guidelines and editing [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Remembering Eldon Davis, Architect of Googie Coffee Shops

In 1947, along with Louis Armet, architect Eldon Davis formed the firm Armet & Davis. After years of designing some of Los Angeles' most iconic "Googie" style restaurants, the duo became known as the "Frank Lloyd Wright [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Wellington landmarks win architecture awards

The enduring design of two Wellington landmarks – the Michael Fowler Centre and the Freyberg Pool – have won accolades. Both have won enduring architecture awards at the 2011 New Zealand Architecture Awards. "The Mic [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Gruss Master Architect earns Driehaus Prize

Robert A. M. Stern has won the Richard H. Driehaus Prize, emphasizing classical architecture and traditional urbanism. Stern was the Palm Beach Preservation Foundation’s Gruss Master architect in 2005. The Drieahus is awarded [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

David Brussat: A scroll through ArchNewsNow.com

Anybody who enjoys the funny things that architecture critics say about the funny buildings they like ought to visit ArchNewsNow.com, a free Web site run by its founder, Kristen Richards. It collects a daily diet of news and opinion (in [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Thirst For Architecture Happy Hour

Wednesday, April 27th, is the date for ‘Thirst For Architecture‘, an informal happy hour uniting enthusiasts of modern architecture at Natty Greene’s in Downtown Raleigh. Thirst For Architecture is the newest in a line [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 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

Architecture in the Givenness - Toward the Difficult Whole A...

Our education is based upon the Classical education. An architect is a mason who has learned Latin. Modern architects seem, however, more likely to have mastered Esperanto. Adolf Loos, “Grundsätzliches von Adolf Loos,” A [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 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

JJ College of Architecture to form alumni association

A tea party hosted by the Sir JJ College of Architecture on Thursday is going to bring together alumni across batches. They will gather to form a formal alumni association. The college had an informal alumni association but it was not ve [...]