The University of Virginia plan

A couple of months ago the University of Virginia's Office of the Architect released their 2008 Grounds plan (previous Master Plans were 1965, 1973, and 1990). With so much else competing for my attention ... faced by a contemporary education institution?"Responding to changing demands of growth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:28:00

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An Affordable Shortcut To Designing Your Dream Home

You have likely been making mental notes for years ... plans from which a builder can work: 1.Hire an architect 2.Make alterations to an existing house plan ... does not come cheap. An economical compromise is to modify existing new house plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 20:19:17

I hit it with a hammer when I cannot make it move

I am so content.My back hurts because I just took down 34 feet of rusty chain-link fence using nothing but a pair of vice grips, a hammer, ... on my thumb and I am SOOO content.Content.There are workmen in my basement. I can hear them rumbling ... , and I am HAPPY.TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, when we hired architects to draw up plans for a renovation, we were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:58:00

Sydney Opera House Architect Jorn Utzon Dies, But Controversy and Troubles Continue

A sad story from over the long weekend, as it's been announced that Pritzker Prize winning architect, Jorn Utzon, ... , are said to be in dispute over the plans. "It's getting messed up (by other architects)," Jeppe Utzon told architectural webzine Building Design of the planned renovations. "It will be hard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:00:59

Irishtown

Irishtown is one of those districts, like Kilmainham or Oxmanstown, that started out as distinct villages or towns outside Dublin and then later, ... with, apparently, an attic storey flight. Architect's survey plans (Ground Floor above and First Floor ... of these house, 11 & 13 Bath Street and replace them with something similar, because they're [more...]

Date: 2008-07-26 20:26:06

Prarie School in Session: John Van Bergen Book Review

It is essential that I preface this review by flatly stating that my architectural education has been sorely lacking ... no mistake; this is an extensive, well-done documentation of the work of an architect of the Prairie ... floor plans, advertisements and engaging narrative set Hackl's work apart. There's also a ton [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 13:15:00

G.W. Bush Library Update at End of 2008. 12.28.2008. No. 234.

. Mark Langdale is president of the George W. Bush Library Foundation ... committee headed by Mrs. Bush approves the conceptual plans, designers and architects will produce ... presidential library at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, threatens to be a white elephant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 13:47:34

NASA Administrator Building his dream home

Just imagine a post-NASA Mike Griffin building his retirement dream home.First, take all the plans you've paid competing architects to devise to meet your stated needs ... decreeing the size and shape of the shell of the house and choosing a builder, mandate on said builder [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 06:45:00

Dubai: Vertical City, 2.4 km (1.5 miles) Tall

If you think you have seen it all, think again and watch this. The following article was published on Khaleej Times, 10th Sept ... ): But neither an architect nor a developer detailed on the plans for the Dubai City Tower ... Dubai.” The time frame from drawing board to construction and completion for such developments [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 16:21:34

Landmark shield urged for St. Boniface

Architect Scott Rappe, chair of EVA's Planning, Preservation & Development Committee, Chair, sent this statement on Jan. 15 to 27th Ward Ald ... the preservation, restoration and reuse of St. Boniface Church and rectory and the reconstruction if the dismantled school facade and requests that the City of Chicago recognize their historical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:03:29

Relax, Breathe Easy

Breathe Easy is an aeroponic growing system designed to improve home air quality ... . No matter how hard architects try, they can’t plan for variables like appliances and furniture [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 08:52:41

The Britt House in Paradise Gardens

Paradise Gardens, an impossibly cool mid-century housing development outside Phoenix, AZ, ... plans, to shame. Attributed largely to the architect Alfred Beadle, who was responsible for the only Case Study House to be built outside California, the development consists of a number of ranch style [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 19:50:07

Marlon Brando - Brando Architect Opens Up About Stars Odd Plans

Eccentric movie legend MARLON BRANDO wanted an aquarium stocked with six-foot sharks and moray eels, according to the craftsman who helped the actor design the Polynesian ... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 06:15:09

Scenes from a wet Sunday

Scenes from a wet Sunday September 7th, 2008 ... . Speaking of Figless Manor, the architect came yesterday, and produced five floor plans for the house [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 13:35:35

Randolph Duke's Glam Pad In the Hollywood Hills

SELLER: Randolph DukeLOCATION: Fareholm Drive, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $8,250,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 ... for the open plan and unabashedly modern manse, dubbed Open House by the architects, indicates ... Freddie, Your Mama has learned that dress designer Randolph Duke has put his Hollywood Hills house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:30:00

Terrific analysis of LEED-ND by the National Trust

... for New Urbanism - and focuses on infrastructure and the public realm, with buildings as just one component. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been advising the staff at USGBC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:19:04

The 2030 Challenge Stimulus Plan: Salvation through energy efficiency

By Diane Porter Green Right Now When President-Elect Barack Obama spoke to the nation Jan ... , in addition to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green ... ., 32 states have completed climate action plans, and more are in the process of revising [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:08:30

Casa BF / Humberto Hermeto

Saw this incredible house by Brazilian architect Humberto Hermeto posted on Notcot today, amazing! I guess the plan is to first save up and buy a bunch of Herman Miller pieces, then build a house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 07:09:19

Contour Mountain Home Design Plans

Built on the light sloping highland, this house designed dynamic ... Architects. Post from: Architectural Media | Home Decor Ideas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:40:57

Year in Review, 2008 Architecture Awards: Jean Nouvel, Ennis House, and Building of the Year

As 2008 comes to a close, here's a look (and in some cases, an update) to the more compelling and fantastic stories that stood out this year ... , is slowly being restored.) UPDATE: Well, not the best news. "There are no plans to open the house ... Never Move Past the Rendering Stage: It was French architect Jean Nouvel’s leafy green giant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 22:30:12

The road ahead

One of the stunning photographs from the Shoot Nations exhibition ... and managed to relax. I certainly did. I spent several days back home in dear old Yorkshire. Always nice ... with the architects who will shortly be coming back to me and the team with their initial plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:13:27

Wall of windows

I recently had the opportunity to tour a house that was just built in Brookhaven, one of the most beautiful parts of Atlanta ... has low ceilings (7'10"), but the architect and designer used a lot of floor to ceiling windows and an open floor plan to make the space feel expansive. Traditional Home, October 2008. Interior design [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 19:30:00

Modern house plans

When we are speaking about Modern House Plans , we are definitely implicating to the modern styles it co-opts ... by our this age architects, like craftsman, bungalow, art deco/ modern art, French eclectic, A-frame ... and neo-anything. So you are almost flooded with options and now you can plan your house adopting [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 01:21:24

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier is a unique name for a popular French architect, urbanist, painter and designer ... standing support pillars, long horizontal sliding windows, roof gardens, an open floor plan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:49:25

$99K House Series: Good for Houston

Houston architect Carl Brunsting calls his $99K House Competition entry “A Good House ... in more quietly, with a natural, livable plan and appearance. The floor plan was designed ... bungalow to keep it dry from flooding and up for privacy from the street and to avoid long-term [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 17:03:00

Exclusive: Hubler hires Joe Trippi in race against King

Rob Hubler Western Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Rob Hubler has inked a comprehensive consulting agreement with high-profile strategist Joe Trippi, a chief architect of modern Internet politics who four years ago helped ... television, print and radio messages in the sprawling 5th Congressional District. Trippi’s team plans [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 22:04:55

Flex 1 a Minimalist Style Kitchen from Strato

Flex 1 a Minimalist Style Kitchen from Strato January 16th, 2009 | Category: ... flooring plans hair lighting auto net design home security com home loan clothing granite co2 ... Furniture Designed by Marco Gorini and architect Simone Micheli - Flex 1 is a contemporary [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:25:52

Deconstructing the Lincoln Memorial Reflection Pool

What a concert yesterday. I don't ever remember watching an outside concert for the inauguration. I guess we have had them before ... . When Pierre L'Enfant drew up a plan for a city 10-miles square and centered on the Congress House ... was sited by the McMillan Commission and designed by architect Henry Bacon. Construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:48:00

Focus II Module, Brief 2: Trajectory.

The landscape architects and practices that initially interested me were those whose projects featured in books and publications I read illustrating ... with or the professions associated with a contemporary practice and was attracted to an image and style ... construction, master plans and much more.It was from developing a better understanding of how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:44

Elvis Presley's Palm Springs Home On The Market

Filed under: Estates Some names add cachet to a house years after they have moved on. Elvis Presley definitely falls into that category ... . Architect Albert Frey designed the Spanish-style stucco home which includes Presley's bedroom suite ... . Just last year Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura bought the home and announced plans to restore it and offer [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 11:02:00

Klein Bottle house / McBride Charles Ryan

Architect: McBride Charles Ryan - Rob McBride & Debbie-Lyn Ryan Location: Mornington Peninsula, Australia Project Team: Drew Williamson, ... the more orthogonal means of communication - plans, sections and elevations naturally encourage ... keen to be topologically true to the Klein bottle but it had to function as a home. We thought [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:15:00

Jan Kaplický (1937-2009)

Today, the wife of Czech architect Jan Kaplický gave birth to a child. That would be good news for Kaplický ... in some Marshmallow commercials. :-)Czech President Václav Klaus had half-jokingly revealed his plans to use ropes ... . The Sydney Opera House above has been opposed by many people, too. And I think it is a terrific [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:24:00

Eye on Dubai: Fisher's Turning Towers Revealed

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Earlier today, a Curbed NYC operative was dispatched to the Plaza, where Italian architect Dr. David Fisher gave a big reveal on designs for his Dynamic Towers, two skyscrapers— that rotate floor by floor— one slated for Dubai and the other for... Moscow. Fisher plans on erecting Dynamic [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 00:22:26

Eye on Dubai: Fisher's Turning Towers Revealed in NYC

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Earlier today, a Curbed NYC operative was dispatched to the Plaza, where Italian architect Dr. David Fisher gave a big reveal on designs for his Dynamic Towers, two skyscrapers— that rotate floor by floor— one slated for Dubai and the other for ... Moscow. Fisher plans on erecting Dynamic [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 00:15:43

THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work

from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

Do You Have a Coat Closet?

Do You Have a Coat Closet? Sun, 10/12/2008 - 5:30am by casasugar 118 Views - 10 comments My architect friend who grew up in Florida and now lives in Los Angeles refuses to draw coat closets (or front hall closets) into his plans, because ... of sporting hefty wool coats, I think even a narrow closet should be a requisite for every home [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:30:03

EB1 Home / Replinger Hossner Architects

This contemporary modern house by Replinger Hossner Architects is up for sale in Seattle, WA. Amazing views and good interior spaces. I just got this on my mail and I thought any of our readers could be interested. More pictures and plans after the break. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 15:51:57

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