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Midcentury-modern architecture flourishes in Berkeley home

The basics: Mid-century modern architecture in the United States is a direct descendant of the unadorned-modernist minimalism adapted from the German Bauhaus design tradition of the 1920s and early 1930s. It's no surprise, then, that [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

A Mid-Century Renovation

Alan and Bernadette Hallberg renovated one of the modern post-and-beam houses developed by Joseph Eichler in the 1950s and '60s. Their 2,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom house in Palo Alto was finished in 2011 after about [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Subtle surgery yields a modern mid-town Toronto home

To tear down or to renovate: that is the question many owners of old houses ask themselves sooner or later. There is no simple answer. Bulldozing a Toronto dwelling and building again from scratch is expensive. But so is a thoughtful, top [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Amid Historic Homes, New England Moves to Preserve a Modern ...

In a region that prizes center-chimney Colonials, shingled Capes, saltboxes and other homes that have helped shape New England’s unmistakable sense of place, Polly Flansburgh’s boxy, low-slung house does not leap out as histor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Art of Architecture: Mid-century modern

The film "Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Arkansas," which focuses on post-war design, from the University of Arkansas's Fine Arts Building to the abandoned Hotel Mountainaire in Hot Springs, will be shown at 6 p.m. tonig [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Linear House: A modern oasis amid island wilderness

Cheered on by a large, chic crowd gathered from the worlds of design and fashion into Harbourfront Centre, Azure magazine editor Nelda Rodger unveiled her Toronto-based journal’s first AZ Awards for excellence in international archi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 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

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

Charlotte's Oldest Mid-Century Modern House Faces Demolition

The Lassiter House, the oldest identified Modernist house in Charlotte, and one of the few designed by architect A.G. Odell still standing, will be torn down if not sold by June. The house’s only owners put their three-bedroom [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

A charming, modern Shingle style in Middletown

In the summer, wildflowers surround the grass lawn at Maidy’s Field, a serene spot with views of the Sakonnet River and Little Compton farmlands. The Indian Avenue property is also close to Second and Third beaches. But even i [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Mid-Century Modern Survives in Palm Springs

Palm Springs, the mecca for those withdrawing from colder climes, the playground of Hollywood, is steeped in a history of mid-century modern architecture. It is present in a few of the homes and some of the more authentic redesigns of ho [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Mammoth Pyramidal Arcology Designed for New Orleans

Arcology may sound like a made up word – probably because it is. A hybrid of architecture and ecology, it is essentially a mega city which packs a ginormous population into one hyperstructure – think Death Star, Zion in The M [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Palm Springs: the Birthplace of Desert Modernism - Rarely Se...

Attention mid-century modern architecture buffs- The Palm Springs’ Modern Heritage Fund’s 2010 annual home tour is scheduled for November 6 sponsored by Paul Kaplan. This year’s tour will be covering distinctive archite [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Mad about Mid Mod

Thank you, Don and Betty Draper. Seriously. Preservationists and longtime mid-century modern fans say your little show, Mad Men, helped sound a clarion for what remains of the mid-century architecture that once sprouted up generously alo [...]