CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Drop in on Thomas Jefferson's home this holiday season, like countless visitors did two hundred years ago. The house at Monticello, designed by Jefferson, is built in the Roman neoclassicism...
Senior executives from Edinburgh-based RMJM team up with some of Hollywood’s A list to protect a unique way of life that is under increasing threat. RMJM’s CEO, Peter Morrison and COO Declan Thomson were part of a 30-strong team drawn from the worlds of...
Although I have lived in the state of Florida for most of my life, I consider myself an "honorary" Chicagoan by virtue of my birth and first ten years on this earth in the Windy City. That being said, I was...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's famed Fallingwater House will now offer exclusive access to select groups of overnight guests. Probably one of the most well-known of American architects, Frank Lloyd Wright has designed...
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Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...
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I recently read this article about architect Ruan Yisan trying to save architectural heritage in China. Whenever I read something like this, either about someone trying to save an old building or demolishing of...
Acclaimed architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died at the age of 98.Shulman passed away in his sleep on Wednesday night at his home in Los Angeles. Julius Shulman was known for his wide-ranging...
By far, the effect is rather surprising, defying the rules of classical art, the building reveals itself in all its splendor of deconstruction. Imagine 57 floors of apartments stacked one above the other in the...
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A year ago, in the previous Marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier (MIPIM), the Etablissement Public d'aménagement de la Défense (EPAD) has announced the winner of its competition for the Tour...
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Simon Fraser University opened a new satellite campus in Surrey in 2003, which was also the 40th anniversary of SFU. The building which houses the campus and other offices was designed by Canadian architect and...
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" Merging Art & Commerce: The Developer’s Role in Retail Design ( Public ) Written by Mark Bethel Mar 04, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Art vs. commerce is an age-old battle that developers and...
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People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned...
opinion by Fripouille | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 1203 views | 36 recommendations | 15 comments
The term 'smart growth' is a bit of a misnomer because it should very well be inherent logic - smart growth takes into consideration issues such as land-use, the environment and economic concerns. According to...
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