Search Results for 'Field'

We're No. 1: Field Museum restrooms judged best in country

If you’re heading to the Field Museum to check out its world-class exhibits, you may want to consider stopping at its latest award-winning spot -- the restroom. This year’s 10th annual America’s Best Restroom contest, sp [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

David Chipperfield: A master of permanence comes home

David Chipperfield doesn't fly helicopters. He did not rise from poverty to incredible wealth. He is not famous for flaming rages. He does not design buildings with wild angles, or gravity-defying stunts, or resemblances to fruit, ve [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

A Field Trip to the Mega-Mosque

In late spring, when the school year is coming to a close, a teacher’s thoughts turn to field trips. And Boston, the Cradle of Liberty, is abounding with possibilities. Students can explore what Thoreau called “the landscape& [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Callebaut Architectures : Fields in Fields, Estonia

Fields in Fields’, Vincent Callebaut’s entry into the 2006 competition for the Estonian National Museum Building Complex, is another example of his ability to make big moves in his designs. He follows similar strategies to tho [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Westfield mega mall: the death of city architecture

The Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace in London's Hyde Park in 1851 was, so the late Clive Wainwright, a much missed curator at the Victoria and Albert museum, told me, a "great opportunity to go shopping" for millions o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Temple Beth El by Yamasaki - Bloomfield Hills

It is hard for some people to imagine architect of the World Trade Center, one of the icons of modernism buildings, had designed such an organic building. This temple is shaped like a tent Its elegant shape is a masterpiece of engin [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Eppley Airfield

Eppley Airfield is a profitable airfield positioned three miles (5 km) northeast of the middle business region of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is the largest airport in the state of Nebraska. In addition to t [...]