Form and function in equal measure.
U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture.
One of the strengths of the book is Banham’s ability to connect the use of concrete to the unique environmental, cultural, and technological factors that shaped America during the mid-20th century. He demonstrates how concrete was not only a practical building material, but also a symbol of modernity and progress, and a reflection of aspirations for the future.
Kye Bay B.C. Canada – Creative Beach visitors leave transitory traces of their presence. Some last all season, but winter storms wipe the canvas clean.
Contemporary house posts by Musqueam artist Susan Point, and poles by artists Bill Reid, Jim Hart, Mungo Martin and others as well as the replica Haida House. All installed between 1959 and 2000.
30 years ago, in the Summer/Fall of 1986 the Students and Staff from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London built , for John Hejduk, "The Collapse of Time" as a temporary installation in Bedford Sqare. A...
Coming into town on a sunny Sunday evening. Low resolution is magic.
NEW YORK – An exceptional 35-lot collection of furniture and lighting masterpieces will be presented at the Design auction on June 21 at Bonhams New York. The lots originate from Chandigarh, a city in north India, and represent a landmark in urban planning and...
Dispatches by Barlon from India. Actually it was an Indian kid on the gangway to get on to the plane in Toronto that turned around and spat at us. Welcome to India. No problems with the plane. Then … Fahk. We get through customs buttery smooth but no welcoming man....
Silent film comedy star Harold Lloyd was a crazed Christmas lover. Using many trees roped together Lloyd built these enormous Christmas trees, then added an extraordinary collection of Christmas ornaments. Specs: 3 large Douglas firs wired together 20 feet High 9...