Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan
World-famous 20th Century American residence design by US architect Philip Johnson, 1949 – exterior walls are made of glass, a radical departure from houses of the time, inspired by Farnsworth House
Sigurd Lewerentz, 20th Century Swedish Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright Architect: Buildings
Frank Lloyd Wright architect news – Massaro House, Lake Mahopac, New York State, USA ; Taliesin West desert laboratory, Arizona, closes for public access until the end of March
Mies van der Rohe Architect: Architecture
Mies van der Rohe architect news – key architecture + designs by this celebrated architect: discussion about furniture from Philip Johnson’s 1930 New York apartment ; Catholic Pastoral Center building in Des Moines, USA, will undergo an extensive $10m renovation.
Le Corbusier Architect: Corb Architecture
Le Corbusier, architect, Paris – Italian independent artist Stefano Meneghetti from Venice, Italy, with his team, makes the album Cité Radieuse as a tribute to Corb, innovative architect and urban designer
Richard and Dion Neutra VDL Studio
Neutra VDL Studio and Residences will reopen after a year and a half of closure to the public in Los Angeles. The Modern house will once again hold public events, cultural exchanges, and architectural tours
Oscar Niemeyer Architect, Brazil Architecture
Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect – South American buildings, photos, Brazilian architecture – Oscar Niemeyer architect, Brasilia, South American building designs.
Walter Gropius Architect, 20C Architecture
Walter Gropius Architect – key buildings, Bauhaus founder, Modernist, Photos – 20th Century American architecture, Modern design projects Germany such as Werkbund Exhibition – office & factory, Cologne.
Eero Saarinen Architect, Modern Buildings
Eero Saarinen architect – buildings photo, 20th C architecture, American designer, New York TWA Terminal – Eero Saarinen designs in the USA
Philip Johnson Architect: Buildings, Designs
The first residence designed by this architect isn’t protected, and could face the wrecking ball. Owners have listed it for $1 million, hoping a preservation-minded buyer will step up. Architect Philip Johnson won the Pritzker Prize in 1979 and was famous for promoting the Postmodernist style.
Maison Louis Carré France: Alvar Aalto House
In June 1959, the French art dealer and collector Louis Carré moved with his third wife Olga into the house designed by Alvar Aalto in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, some 40 km southwest of Paris
Basil Spence Architect, Scotland
Farnsworth House, Mies van der Rohe: Photos
Design: Mies van der Rohe, architect. A Celebration to Benefit the Farnsworth House at the Matthew Rachman Gallery. The National Trust for Historic Preservation wants to protect this celebrated residence from flooding by raising it on a hydraulic lift during storms.
Berthold Lubetkin Architect, London: Tecton
Berthold Lubetkin Architect moved to London, England form Paris in 1930. He directed Tecton until 1947. Architectural influences included Auguste Perret and Le Corbusier. He was the RIBA Gold Medal 1982 Winner. The msot famous Lubetkin building is the Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Regent’s Park.
Louis Kahn Architect: Architecture Design
Louis Kahn book, out of print for decades: “The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn” to be reissued. The architect explored the ways in which architecture could improve lives and create harmony
St Peter’s Seminary Cardross Building
Award-winning London architects Carmody Groarke and landscape architect Dan Pearson Studio appointed to rework derelict St Peter’s Seminary, Cardross, an intriguing Modernist building
La Cité Radieuse Marseille, Le Corbusier
Deeply interested in architecture, music, and design, Stefano Meneghetti and his friends wanted to name this album La Citè Radieuse out of admiration for Le Corbusier, innovative architect, designer and urban planner