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Ardis Butler James, Quilt Collector, Dies at 85 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:21AMMrs. James and her husband, Robert, established what has become the world’s largest public collection of quilts, at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
California Is Celebrating The 100th Birthday Of Iconic Architect John Lautner Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:44PMThe Californian landscape wouldn’t be the same without the photogenic, iconic buildings of architect John Lautner; his soaring glass and concrete mansions, imbued with playfulness and optimism of the mid-century spirit, are as much a part of the state’s architectural heritage as the Golden Gate bridge.
Judge Stops Changes to Manufacturers Trust Company Landmark Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:06PMA judge has halted renovations to a landmark Manhattan office building that preservationists call a model of midcentury modernism.
10 new bike racks on path to approval Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:56AMRiding a bike for work or pleasure will become a bit easier if the city follows through with a proposal to install 10 modern, efficient bike racks around town.
1234 Go! On the Go Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:53PMCome August, owner Steve Stevenson will add an all-ages performance venue to his new shop on 40th Street. by Cassie Harwood Steve Stevenson has a revealing view from the windows of his new Oakland apartment: If he looks out across 40th Street, onto the block wedged between Webster and Shafter streets, he can trace the swift progression of his small record store over the past several years ...
Back to the Future / Everything's up to date in Tel Aviv. It's 1935 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:32PMHere is what the advertisement said: Hator Passage, now under construction in Tel Aviv, will hold shops, offices, banks, clubs, hotels and so on and is being built by the latest methods like the shopping arcades in Europe. Potential tenants may want large areas with special entrances on each floor.
Koolhaas’s CCTV Building Fits Beijing as City of the Future Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:21AMRem Koolhaas’s CCTV building in Beijing, headquarters of China Central Television, has a beguiling and powerful design and is a metaphor for a country racing headlong into the future.
Asheville area visual arts calendar Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:17AM'VISIONS x3': Patti Hamer, Judy Tuthill and Jo Ann Crebbin return with all new images at Hollingsworth Gallery, 147 E. Main St., Brevard, through July 30. Reception 5-8 p.m. July 22 during Brevard's Gallery Walk. Call Hamer at 884-3698.
The art of architecture Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:21PMThe minds behind Datum Showbox build a bridge between those who create structures and those who live in them.
When work's slow, go abroad, local architects say Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:00PMFirm bidding on $150 million lab facility at King Fahd University
Changing Skyline: Another blingy Broad St. building Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:33AMWhen Philadelphia's big real estate developers find a neighborhood they like, they really dig in. Bart Blatstein has made himself the virtual lord of Northern Liberties with factory-style lofts and hip hangouts. Now Carl Dranoff is firmly on his way to becoming the boss of South Broad Street.
Explore Modernism in Cincinnati at the Betts House Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:43PMAugust 12 September 15, 2011Explore Modernism in Cincinnati at the Betts HouseNew at the Betts House, Cincinnati Modern Architecture A Retrospective, explores the impact of mid-century design on Cincinnatis built environment. The exhibit will be on view August 13 September 15, 2011. An opening reception will be held August 12, 2011 from 5 8 pm.In addition to a wealth of...
Houseplans.com Names Lisa Kalmbach Chief Executive Officer Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:28AMNOVATO, Calif. Houseplans.com, the largest online home-planning service, today announced Lisa Kalmbach has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Kalmbach joins Houseplans.com from executive positions at KB Home, a Fortune 500 company, and New Montgomery Partners, a real estate investment and development company.I joined the Houseplans.com talented team because the way people build...
Rare assets attract multiple offers Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:10PMRevamped Summerhill-area home offers four outdoors spaces and
F1 chief's girl must revise £56m house makeover branded 'Botox architecture' Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:05AMPetra Ecclestone has been forced to rethink the design plans for her £56million Chelsea house after residents expressed their outrage at what they described as a 'Botox' architectural makeover.
All-white ensuite is pure elegance Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 8:58AMA Craftsman home in West Vancouver underwent renovations to give its master bedroom a large and luxurious ensuite featuring a large, free-standing tub fitted with Perrin & Rowe faucets and illuminated by a crystal chandelier.
IMAGES: World's 20 most spectacular buildings Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 1:38AMThese are the modern wonders of the world.
Diane Keaton Gets Into the Design Game Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:40AMDiane Keaton still maintains a busy schedule as an actress, but in recent years the Oscar-winner has devoted considerable time to another area of interest: architecture and design. A serial house flipper, Ms. Keaton, 65, has bought several homes in her native Southern California and painstakingly renovated them before getting the itch to move on and repeat the process. The actress is also ...
Students add skills to build Harvest House Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 9:12AMANSONIA — Students at Emmett O’Brien Technical High School are adding their expertise to build a long-lasting house to ease an ever-present problem. “We have an awful lot of people in the Valley who are hungry,” Valley United Way President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Walsh said at a June 15 luncheon at the school. In order to collect food for those in need, the Valley United Way’s Corporate ...
Kenya: Kisumu's Milimani Estate Changing Fast Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:11AMSitting atop a gentle hill, Milimani Estate in Kisumu overlooks the world's second largest fresh water lake. This is where the town's crème de la crème resides. However, the pleasure derived from the panoramic views of Lake Victoria may soon wane as pressure starts to pile for commercial space from Kisumu's CBD.
IMAGES: World's 13 amazing architectural marvels Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:23AMThirteen buildings have received the RIBA International Awards for architectural excellence.
George Smart Receives 2011 Preservation Durham Advocacy Award Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:32AMTriangle - George Smart, founder and director of Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and promoting modernist residential design, is a 2011 recipient of Preservation Durham’s Advocacy Award for individual effort.
PPL Tower Was Architect's "Sculpted Mountain" Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:06PMHistory's Headlines by Frank Whelan | Harvey Wiley Corbett's buildings, including London's Bush House, the former headquarters for the BBC, were few. He is best known for his visionary concepts, drawn by delineator and architect Hugh Ferris, in a 1929 book "The Metropolis of Tomorrow."
Spring in provincial France Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:52PMTo get a real French countryside feel, you’ll want to head over to the Midi-Pyrénées.
Renovated Friendship Fountain will reopen Saturday Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:32AMFriendship Fountain park on the Southbank that was seen as a symbol of Jacksonville's status as "Bold New City of the South" when it opened in 1965, will officially reopen Saturday.
Art museums driven to show vintage cars Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 11:08PMPORTLAND, Ore. -- Bringing vintage cars to the parks, estates, and golf course fairways where they can flaunt their beauty and compete for honors in the summer's many concours d'elegance events is a well-rehearsed process.
Major international accolade for Dubai skyscraper Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:22AMDubai, UAE - 16 June 2011:- In a landmark achievement that reinforces Dubai's preeminence in the regional architectural landscape, INDEX ™ , the iconic 80-storey building developed by Union Properties Union Properties , has been awarded the prestigious "2011 Best Tall Building Award" for the Middle East and Africa region by CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat).
Design set for federal courthouse in Toledo Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:12AMWhen most people think of an American courthouse, they think of tall columns, an elevated ground floor, and a majestic entrance.
IMAGES: World's 20 most spectacular bridges Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 12:49AMIt has taken years of hard work and millions of dollars to build these architectural marvels.
Litchfield County Comprehensive: June 12, 2011 Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 11:56PMBARKHAMSTED
Decorative concrete enlivens interiors with moldable shapes, rich hues Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 7:27PMMost people don't think of concrete as art yet its drab, utilitarian image has morphed beyond sidewalks and freeways to become a design medium. Malleable as clay when it's wet, durable when it sets, decorative concrete makes stunning custom countertops, sinks, backsplashes, mantels and textured or curved walls and furniture. The mix of gravel, sand and cement lends itself to sculpture, fresco ...
All boxed up ready to put on the market Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:06PMIs it a bach, or is it a box? The answer: both. read more
Ireland: Go wild on an isle of your own Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 11:20AMBeyond the living room windows, a grassy hillside slopes down to the sea. In the middle distance, beneath the sinking sun, other specks of land glisten with white flecks of sheep. Behind them, the Atlantic Ocean stretches to the horizon.
Jackson’s new library might be economic boon Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 7:31AMSet high on a mountaintop above Sylva, the historic courthouse has long been a focal point in this Jackson County town, attracting droves of visitors and professional and amateur photographers alike.
PRINCETON: School group moving its plans forward Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:47AMThe Save Valley Road School community group is making progress in its quest to rescue the almost century old building on Witherspoon Street.
Firm recommends building new Hatboro Police Station Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 5:14PMA local architectural firm has recommended to Hatboro Council that it would be better to tear down the Hatboro Police Station building than to do renovations.
Clearing the air on Reston’s design review process, history Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 12:39PMIn response to the accusations directed at the Design Review Board, my clients (Beau and Susanne Lendman) and myself during their testimony at your last board meeting (“Dispute about plans to rebuild Reston home escalates,” May 27), and the letters to the editor from the neighbors of Cutwater Court, I would like to try to clear the air and explain the reality of the DRB process and this ...
Thomas Edison Also Invented The Concrete House Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 11:05AMAfficionados of modern poured-concrete design were in for a rude awakening last month when they heard NJIT Assistant Professor Matt Burgermaster's presentation at the 64th annual meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians. "Edison's 'Single-Pour System: Inventing Seamless Architecture" illustrated how Thomas Edison invented and patented in 1917 an innovative construction system to mass ...
Your weekend in Lehigh Valley: 4 great things to do Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:51PMHere are four events that can turn a drab weekend into a great weekend:
Libbey Bowl architect says new venue is testament to community support Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:20PMWhen David Bury looks at the newly rebuilt Libbey Bowl in Ojai, he can't help but see what isn't there. "We're missing the rotunda that would have contained the group dressing rooms. And raising the lawn; we didn't get to do that yet," Bury said.
Celebrity home front Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:55AMThe Beckhams The expanding Beckham clan has bought a new luxury Malibu mansion for the summer at a cost of $27 million. Related Stories Property Ladder: Time to cash in with a bargain-priced semi Property Ladder: First buy welcome Property Ladder: Estate agent scoops ESTA Get the look: Daring designs splash out in bold colours Special Agent: I really admire my staff’s dedication
ARB endorses Main Street project Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 5:05AMYates’ four-story building will be tallest downtown
The World's Tallest Building, the Burj Khalifa, Is Now Available In Lego Form [Lego] Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:40AM# lego You could say the Burj Khalifa was already built from Lego last month in Brazil , but there's no way all 31.19m could fit in my house. Lego's Architecture series could, as long as Tom Cruise promised not to climb it . More »
Chronicling Litchfield Gardens Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:21AMPicture this. It’s early morning on South Street in Litchfield and most of the townspeople haven’t had their morning coffee. The birds are twittering, the light is gentle, the wind is still, and the flowers are blooming.
Temenos launches latest release of Temenos T24 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 8:32AMTemenos, the market leading provider of banking software, today announced the latest release of TEMENOS T24 (T24) R11 and the launch of a new componentised edition of the product, T24 Enterprise (T24E
Sri Lanka tour diary Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 6:51AMSri Lanka Tour Day by Day
Shipping containers: Think inside the box Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 6:25PMA large Corten steel tin lies at a bleak dockside waiting to be stacked alongside other similar corrugated boxes, its cargo safely locked inside. Last month it was bananas from St Lucia, the month before electronics from Japan. Today, layers of cotton underwear, made in China, are stuffed up to container's brim, ready to make their way across the choppy seas to their UK destination, the port of ...
A Clockwork Orange: 40th Anniversary Digibook (Blu-ray) Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 1:17PMRecommended The Film: Though I've seen Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange numerous times in my stretch as a purveyor of cinema, I doubt I've ever seen it the same way twice. It's not because of alternate cuts or tweaks, changes in color or intentionally altered states of perception, but because of the subversive nature that churns underneath its lurid, sardonic imagery. A large phallic ...
SKyPAC Names New Senior Management Team Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 10:59PMSKyPAC has announced its new Senior Management Team, but some vacancies still need to be filled.
SKyPAC Names New Board of Directors Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 10:44PMSKyPAC has announced its new Board of Directors, but some vacancies still need to be filled.