Sydney to Chateau Vaux le Vicomte in under a minute
2021-07-26
The Google Art Project sponsored this trip, and after setting up my iMac deskspaMy curiosity piqued, I was confident that there was a digital experience awaiting me.Read More →
The Schloss Blühnbach Castle in Austria
2021-07-21
Schloss Blühnbach is a hunting castle in the Austrian Alps dated from the 17th century. It was extended in 1911 by Archduke Francis Ferdinand; it also includes his art and antiques.Read More →
Alvar Aalto (1898 – 1976) Finnish Architect, town planner and designer of furniture
2021-07-08
Aalto was considered a hero in Finland. He was responsible for much planning and construction following the end of the war between Finland and the soviet union in 1944.Read More →
René-André Coulon (1908 – 1997) furniture with tempered glass
2021-06-20
René-André Coulon was a furniture designer from France. He did architectural studies until 1937. In his work, Coulon integrated tempered glass, some of which Hagnauer, Vienna, made. He designed the interior furniture of Adnet for Saint-Gobain.Read More →
Bruce J. Talbert (1838 – 1881) British architect and designer
2021-06-17
Bruce J. Talbert (1838-1881) was a British architect and designer. He was born in Dundee, Scotland. He was apprenticed to cabinet-carver Millar and subsequently to Charles Edwards, an architect in Dundee, who worked on the Corn Exchange Hall. Read More →
Finlandia Hall designed by Alvar Aalto
2021-06-16
The Finlandia Hall is a congress and event venue in the centre of Helsinki on the Töölönlahti Bay, owned by the City of Helsinki. In 1971, the building, designed by the architect Alvar Aalto, was completed. Aalto designs every detail of the building. Read More →
Serge Ivan Chermayeff (1900 – 1996) – Russian architect and designer
2021-06-12
Serge Ivan Chermayeff was a Russian architect and designer. He was born in Grosny now Azerbaijan and professionally active in Britain and the United States.Read More →
Architecture News from around the world
2021-06-10
Gottfried Böhm, Master Architect in Concrete, Dies at 101 A recipient of his field’s highestRead More →
Design Festivals
2021-06-10
Design exhibitions and festivals from around the world that you need to know about.Read More →
Architecture for Teens: A Beginner’s Book for Aspiring Architects
2021-06-06
In architecture, technology, creativity, engineering, and even psychology are all intertwined. Find out the possibilities with this in-depth architecture book for teens. Delve into the world of architecture, explore contemporary sustainability initiatives, and investigate specific real-world architectural projects.Read More →
Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style
2021-06-06
Design authority Architectural Digest celebrates its best articles from the past 100 issues. Archival research yielded years of high-quality content on various topics. Read More →
William Morris – Beauty of Practicality
2021-06-05
Morris believed his responsibility was “to revive a sense of beauty in home life, to restore the dignity of art to household decoration.Read More →
Sydney Opera House – Design Classic
2021-06-03
The design of the Sydney Opera House (1956-73), which he won in an international competition, was Utzon’s crowning achievement. He envisioned a solid sculptural building made of a series of giant interlocking billowing white ‘sails’ inspired by the ships of Sydney Harbour.Read More →
MARS (Modern Architectural Research Group) (1933 – 1957)
2021-05-28
The MARS Group, or Modern Architectural Research Group, was a British architectural think tank created in 1933 by numerous famous architects and architectural critics participating in the British modernist movement. The MARS Group was created after several prior but unsuccessful attempts to establish an organization to promote modernist architects in the United Kingdom, similar to organizations created in continental Europe, such as France’s Union des Artistes Modernes.Read More →
Pier Luigi Nervi (1891 – 1971) – Italian Architect
2021-05-27
After experience with a concrete contractor, he set up his firm in Bologna in 1923. His first structure was a 1927 cinema in Naples: His first important work was the 1930-32 Communal Stadium in Florence, widely published as an early example of Modern architecture. Read More →
Narrative Architecture (Architectural Design Primer) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
2021-05-18
Many architects have used the word “narrative” to describe their work since the early 1980s. The enduring appeal of narrative to architects is that it provides a means of interacting with how a city feels and functions. Read More →
Nigel Coates (1949 – ) English architect and designer
2021-05-18
He co-founded Branson Coates Architecture with Doug Branson in 1985 before opening his architecture and design studio in 2006. He was a partner in the Branson Coates architecture and design studio and the founder of the radical NATO (Narrative Architecture Today, established in London in 1983) design group (established in 1985).Read More →
The Schloss Blühnbach castle in Austria
2021-05-17
Schloss Blühnbach is a hunting castle in the Austrian Alps dated from the 17th century. It was extended in 1911 by Archduke Francis Ferdinand; it also includes his art and antiques.Read More →
Sigfried Giedion (1888 – 1968) – Swiss art historian and designer
2021-05-05
Sigfried Giedion (1888-1968) was a Swiss art historian and designer. He was born in Prague. Read More →
Designed By Architects In The 1980’s
2021-05-04
Shows examples of teapots, tables, hardware, chairs, radios, dressers, sofas, jewellery, tableware, lamps, rugs, and bedsRead More →