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Design: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architect; Philip Johnson. Classic International Style design – this building exhibits clean Modernist lines. The Seagram Building faces the podium and tower of Lever House by architects Skidmore Owings & Merrill across Park Avenue.
Design: Dorte Mandrup Architects. The building is named “The Opal”, which refers to the oval gemstone that reflects all colours of the spectrum. The reference is evident in both form and structure.
Florey Building Oxford proposal by Avanti Architects approved: the Grade II-listed design is a key Modernist building, a rare surviving work of architect James Stirling. The building setting is improved through removal of a car park and enhanced public realm.
Jewish Museum in New York to feature the Work of architect Pierre Chareau. First United States exhibition devoted to this French Modernist architect; exhibition design is by NYC architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Patrick Hodgkinson, architect – new photos. The architect, who recently died aged 85, is celebrated for his design of the futuristic Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury, completed in 1972, after he had resigned in protest against the contractor-developers, McAlpine.
Original Design: Dr. Pier Luigi Nervi. Construction on the terminal has been further delayed, pushing the opening date to December of 2016. GWBBS opened in 1963, designed by the noted Italian engineer-architect of the 1960 Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne hopes to transform downtown Fort Wayne’s arts campus into a “boldly accessible, connected and welcoming creative space” that provides excellence for local non-profit arts groups, their patrons and the community.
Le Corbusier’s tapestry Les Dés Sont Jetés (The Dice Are Cast), commissioned by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, now hanging in the Sydney Opera House building, NSW, Australia.
Metropolitan Museum of Art on Madison Avenue. Occupying the old “Whitney” in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The former museum closed in 2014 to relocate to a new building designed by Renzo Piano in Lower Manhattan that opened in May 1, 2015.
Modernist American Houses: an article in The Guardian about sales of 20th Century residences in the US by revered Modernist architects,
Mackintosh Milestone: Invitation to Tender for the Main Contractor issued. Calibre of specialists and traditional skills training are key aspects of the ITT brief GSA releases 3D visualisations of the Mackintosh Building post fire created by the Digital Design Studio.
Trellick Tower is an unmissable landmark on the West London horizon. Although an unwelcome addition to the area back in 1972, Trellick has shaken off its negative reputation and stands proudly in the centre of the community.
The owner of John Lautner’s Beverly Hills space-age masterpiece – James Goldstein – has promised the estate and its contents to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
Adolf Loos Architect, Vienna, Austria – Prague buildings photos, Muller House, Modern architecure designs: Tristan Tzara House, Paris, 20th Century designer
Leslie Martin studied at Manchester University School of Architecture, qualifying in 1930. in 1953 he succeeded Sir Robert Matthew as LCC Architect. He was appointed to the first Chair of Architecture at Cambridge in 1956, a position he held until his retirement in 1972.
Design: GWdesign. Interior designer Dominic Gasparoly and architect Khalid Watson of this New York / Los Angeles-based studio have composed a sexy four-storied home.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s final home for sale. This curvaceous 20th Century Arizona residence is a good example of the architect’s late-career style. Designed in 1959 but only completed in 1967