Walter Gropius Architect, 20C Architecture

Michael Reese Hospital Building by Walter Gropius in Chicago

Walter Gropius Architect – key buildings, Bauhaus founder, Modernist, Photos – 20th Century American architecture, Modern design projects Germany such as Werkbund Exhibition – office & factory, Cologne.

Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan

Johnson 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

Arthur Erickson’s Eppich House II, Vancouver

Arthur Erickson's Eppich House II, Vancouver

Eppich House II by celebrated Canadian architect Arthur Erickson, is on the market in West Vancouver’s British Properties for $12.8 million. This year marks the home’s 35th anniversary, having been designed in 1979 and completed in 1988.

Philip Johnson Architect: Buildings, Designs

First house designed by architect Philip Johnson

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.

Skidmore Owings Merrill: SOM Architects

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architects news – Renewal by HBRA Architects, Chicago, of The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of SOM in 1963. The building is a Modernist masterpiece.

Berthold Lubetkin Architect, London: Tecton

Finsbury Health Centre building design by Berthold Lubetkin Architect

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.

Luis Barragan Architect Mexico: Architecture

Luis Barragán diamond ring

A 2-carat diamond ring has been created by compressing the cremated remains of Mexican architect Luis Barragán. Conceptual artist Jill Magid from Brooklyn spent years plotting her proposal to the owners of his professional archive: open it to the public

Farnsworth House, Illinois: Mies van der Rohe home photos

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois, USA

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.

Louis Kahn Architect: architecture design

Louis Kahn Architect

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