Modern Buildings Architecture News
- Russia Trip Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:27PMThe Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce invites Chamber and community members to tour regal beauty of St. Petersburg. Reserve your spot by June 30th & save $100!
- Out Of This World: Designs Of The Space Age Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:51AMFrom kitchenware to office parks, the Space Age left a sleekly modern mark on the country's landscape and imagination. As the Space Shuttle soars through the firmament for the very last time, we appreciate some landmarks of futuristic, outer space-inspired architecture.
- Councilman runs marathons, creates buildings Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:19PMStan Anthony’s second floor office is a unique combination of Cleveland County’s past and future. Located in the historic Mason Square, the towering sand colored building in uptown Shelby, Anthony’s office has crimson walls, a view of...
- The model of an architectural space Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:00AMA MELBOURNEe warehouse offers the country's only dedicated exhibition venue for architecture.
- 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.
- Slideshow: The Best and Worst of Downtown D.C. Architecture Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:39AMIt's easy to hate on downtown D.C.'s office buidings, squished as they are by the height limit. And some of them are truly heinous. But others—even the modern ones—are actually quite handsome, and ought to be recognized.
- 10 Architecturally Awesome Fashion Flagship Stores Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:30PMFashion and architecture have experienced an unrivalled period of growth, with star architects and major fashion brands working closely to build architectural wonders around the world.
- Program spruces up the city's vacant downtown storefronts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:30AMThe artwork of Jean Bradley (left) and Terry Masters (right) can be seen hanging in empty storefront windows on Palm Canyon Drive as a part of a new program downtown. / photos Submitted by David Carden, Jr.
- Don't tear down, unless you build better Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:41PMThe Mid-Century Modern Preservation Special steamed north on Grand Boulevard this week, made a left turn on Lindell, headed west, and chugged along to another round building that could feel the blunt force of another round object, the headache ball.
- DGAP-News: Prime Office REIT-AG: registration as REIT joint-stock company Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:37AMDGAP-News: Prime Office AG / Key word(s): MiscellaneousPrime Office REIT-AG: registration as REIT joint-stock company07.07.2011 / 14:11Prime Office REIT-AG: registration as REIT joint-stock company- Company will be retroactively exempted from trade …
- Normandy's history is a tapestry of war, faith and art Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:48AMNORMANDY, France — It would be hard to find a region with as many intriguing contrasts as th
- Henry Rodriguez's Casey Key retreat for sale Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:59PMWhen real estate developer Henry Rodriguez scouted a certain house on Casey Key in 2003 for
- Events And Festivities In Miami Beach Holds An Even Brighter Future In The Real Estate Market Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:54PMWhile most people stop by South Beach in order to temporarily indulge in the area’s magnificent beaches, South Beach Wine and Food Festivals, and exciting night life features, there are those who prefer to plan their future out in this great city.
- Events And Festivities In Miami Beach Holds An Even Brighter Future In The Real Estate Market Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:54PMWhile most people stop by South Beach in order to temporarily indulge in the area’s magnificent beaches, South Beach Wine and Food Festivals, and exciting night life features, there are those who prefer to plan their future out in this great city.
- With New Diplo-Campus at Walter Reed, Space Will Open Up on Embassy Row Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:09PMOver the last few weeks, the District and the Army have been hashing out a final agreement about who gets what on the grounds of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, after sketching out new boundaries back in March.
- Unarrested Development: Karl Fischer's 482 Greenwich Ready to Rise Over Canal Street Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:52PMClick here to view the full photogallery. Down at the west end of Canal Street, yet another stalled site is showing signs of life. The Arman Building project at 482 Greenwich, an 11-story stack of condos on the north side...
- Nota Bene Sicily’s baroque treasure Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:40PMNOTO, Italy—After a splendid morning spent driving through a sunlit landscape spangled with orange groves, lemon trees and palms, I steer our little rental car up a series of narrow, meandering streets.
- Eerie Infrared Photography Of Chernobyl Nuclear Wasteland Exhibits In Berkshire Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:11PMPhotographic exhibition throughout July 2011 to show hauntingly ghostlike series of infrared works depicting the post-nuclear evacuation zone arou ...
- Charles A. Birnbaum: Nostalgia 2.0: Has Historic Preservation Become a Spectator Sport? Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:32PMThe modern historic preservation movement needs to take action: the current climate demands that it recast itself, build better and more strategic bridges with the design community, and in the process get back in touch with its roots.
- SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION OPENS 28th BRANCH IN OCEANSIDE Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:44PMKMA Architecture Engineering KMA has announced that construction is complete for a new San Diego County Credit Union SDCCU branch in Oceanside. The facility, a freestanding building within the Towne Center North retail center at College Boulevard and Mission Avenue, is now open for business at 625 College Boulevard. The 4,700 square-foot SDCCU commercial tenant improvement project began in...
- Antiquated Pennsylvania barns an icon of ag tourism Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:35PMCHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A busload of aficionados from as far away as Ohio and New Jersey rode around Franklin County on a recent Saturday to admire barns.
- History rolls the dice in Macau Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:11PMIt's a hot, steamy day in Macau and, during a walk along the narrow cobblestone streets of Old Taipa, past colonial-era buildings in pretty pastel hues, we've stopped under a pavilion in a village square. Preoccupied by sucking back water and the relief of being in the shade, it's just as well there is a guide to point out the pavilion's notable features; it has neoclassical columns and a ...
- Will Wichita district be able to staff its new schools? Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 12:10AMWhen the construction equipment rolls away a year from now, Wichita's newest high school will have modern classrooms, a glass-walled library, a gym with an indoor walking track, an auditorium, a fine-arts suite, a wrestling room and a swimming pool.
- Meet your new Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board member: Edward ‘Tim’ Seibert Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:14PMIsland resident Edward “Tim” Seibert was recently appointed by Commissioner John Manning to the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board in the architect category. He will be replacing Hank Browne. Seibert is a long-time resident of the island who is a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects and was a ...
- 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).
- City of Angles: Architect Allyn E. Morris's 1958 Home-Studio in Silver Lake Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 3:04PMCity of Angles is Curbed's attempt to catalog Southern California's impressive stock of pedigreed modern architecture, from Neutra to Ellwood and from the pristinely preserved to the offensively tampered with. Nominations to the tipline please! Click here to view the...
- High-tech sharing Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 3:03PMCatholic High School juniors went beyond their school campus to explore their city’s history this school year. With a little help from modern technology, they will share it with the community.
- Today in the Bloggernacle: Johnny Lingo now on YouTube Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 7:15AMYou can watch Johnny Lingo on YouTube! Plus, the triple combination in Samoan. And remembering the 1978 priesthood revelation.
- Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation puts on a show Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:52AMWater Under the Bridge read more »
- UCSD architect to review 50 years Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:00AMCampus architect Boone Hellmann has overseen UCSD planning and developments since 1988
- Victor Bruno, modernist architect, dies at 90 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 8:50PMOne of his highly visible buildings is the Gallery Apartments at 2511 St. Charles Ave.
- In former Calcutta, church 'on the street' is pastors' vision Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 4:48PMKOLKATA, India (BP)--Shiny, yellow Ambassador cabs wait in a queue and dirt-stained, homeless men sleep on benches at the airport in Kolkata. The odor of toilets permeates the baggage claim area.
- Secrets for modern homes Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:26AMLet us begin a journey to explore modern-day fung shui for homes.
- Tom Mallory: Making Architecture Responsive: Cybernetic Buildings (PHOTOS) Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 3:59AMAs I set about writing on "interactive architecture" this week, I was struck by the semantic challenges and numerous connotations of "interactivity." Nowadays we have...
- Antiques & collectibles: Designers often have multiple talents Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 2:17AMToday's most famous designers often have the talent to create furniture, pottery, jewelry, paintings and even industrial items and architecture. Some 20th-century artists also are known for working in many fields.
- High-tech sharing Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 2:06PMCatholic High School juniors went beyond their school campus to explore their city’s history this school year. With a little help from modern technology, they will share it with the community.
- Old and new come together in Shanghai Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 2:31AMA while ago, I mentioned Singapore Skypark, a 340-meter, 1.2-hectare park built atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel, overlooking a city well known for its careful preservation of older historic areas.
- Well-heeled trekkers move up to Bhutan Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 11:38PMThe Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is becoming increasingly popular for well-heeled travellers keen to explore this remote and unspoiled Buddhist Shangri-La.
- Antiques: Galle created handmade cameo pieces Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 11:00PMEmile Galle is best known for his Art Nouveau cameo glass. He took over the family glass and ceramics business in 1874 and at first created handmade cameo pieces.
- Top Picks: a musical tribute to Bob Dylan, 'Too Big To Fail,' Azam Ali's latest album, and more Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:01PMRecordings of famous musicians performing Bob Dylan classics, an HBO movie about the 2008 economic crisis, a collection of lullabies sung by music superstar Azam Ali, and more recommendations.
- National Trust for Historic Preservation picks destinations Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 10:01AMWASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve towns and cities around the U.S., from a former New England whaling port to an Old West frontier town in Texas, have been named by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2011.
- Modern architecture ‘needs to be sensitive’ Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 8:45AMARCHITECTURE in the 21st century needs to be creative but sensitive to its environment, according to BasMooarc director Jamie Falla.
- Gaslamp Quarter Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 3:46PMFormerly San Diego’s “skid row,” downtown San Diego’s core historic area was reborn in the 1980s under a new name: the Gaslamp Quarter. Actually, gas lamps were never used for outdoor lighting in San Diego — though today you can find a few decorative ones.
- Curbed LA Interviews: Author Sam Lubell Talks About the Rare Julius Shulman Photos of LA Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 4:04PMClick here to view the full photogallery. Julius Shulman is usually thought of as the great photographer and booster of modern architecture, and his photos of Neutras, Schindlers, and one particular Koenig are all over the place. But Shulman shot...
- Professor lets city life teach class Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:40PMTIm Berg, assistant professor of history, shows senior architecture major Thomas Friddle the sights off of the Brooklyn Bridge. A group of 18 students stayed in the city for a week after studying Bohemia New York spring semester.
- Sioux City building to change its "tune" Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 11:39AMYou could say finding new use for Sioux City's old historic buildings could be a trend in this town. The Badgerow Building, The United Center, and The Williges have all undergone a major facelift. Now, there's another downtown building that's soon to get a new lease on life.
- Changing landscape of condominium living Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 9:00AMADDRESSING the rising demand of city dwellers for a haven, Filinvest, one of the country's leading real estate developers today, crafted oasis-themed residential condo communities strategically located in key cities, particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao. read more
- Happy Wanderer: All's just ducky in Eugene, Oregon Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:09PMI'm not one to live in the past, but when the phone rang outside an ice-cream parlor at the University of Oregon, I immediately slipped into college mode. I ran to the booth and picked up the receiver.
- A fresh coat of paint Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 9:43PMThe Paddock Kensington is currently receiving a fresh coat of paint just in time for summer.
- Vint Cerf's Final Frontier: The Inteplanetary Internet Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 3:42PM"Father of the Internet" now focused on building a communications network capable of supporting deep space exploration.
