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A Vanishing Oasis at City’s Edge | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. A Vanishing Oasis at City’s Edge. 15 Nov, 2010 3 Comments. An 11-acre, Taliesin-like landmark in Raleigh N.C. is about to be transformed into low-income housing. Landscape architect Dick Bell’s Water Garden was conceived in the mid-‘50s as a Shangri-La for the creative community in central North Carolina. It was decades ahead of its time. Water Garden was an ace in the hole, Dick said. It was an epistle of site plan and architecture. It was an oasis at the edge ...

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Winging Your Way to Vieques Island | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. Winging Your Way to Vieques Island. 18 May, 2015 0 Comments. Once again, we’re reached back into the A A archives to present one of our more memorable posts. This one’s from November, 2012 and features a hand-held video view of a Cessna 402C’s descent onto Vieques Island, along with some terrific shots of the island itself and the W Retreat there:. Prepare to be astounded. There’s no fast food, no traffic lights, two gas stations and one bank, says Letty Perez o...

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The Modern Architecture Game | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. The Modern Architecture Game. 07 Feb, 2012 0 Comments. NEXT Architects, the Amsterdam-based design and urban planning firm, recently announced the re-launch of its Modern Architecture Game. Where the first version may have focused on the Netherlands, the new game is more international in scope. A A recently conducted an email interview with Michelle Hendrickx of the firm to learn about the game and its availability:. Why have you developed this game? Where can A...

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Too meta | Alvar and I

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Musings about vintage design furniture. Leave a comment ». Catching up after a long break from blogging. T Magazine is featuring. Its best stories in design for 2013, bringing us back to Chandigarh. And the furniture of Jeanneret with a review of Amie Siegel’s Provenance. Which follows Jeanneret’s furniture from the dumps of Chandigarh to the auction rooms of the West. Siegel’s video sold for a very meta $52,500. Corbu and Pierre on a designer Yacht. Written by Alvar and I. December 29, 2013 at 6:37 pm.

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Bauhaus in Mexico | Alvar and I

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Musings about vintage design furniture. Leave a comment ». Discovered recently: modernist furniture designers in Mexico while looking up Klaus Grabe material and the MoMA 1941 competition “Organic Designs for Furnishing” (hopefully more on both later). Word document) by Jorge S Arango. By Oscar Salinas Flores (in Spanish; Google translates it fairly well). Porset, who became interested in the Bauhaus while visiting Europe, was a former student of Joseph Albers at Black Mountain College. Grabe soon left M...

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Chandigarh: The Auctioneer Replies | Alvar and I

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Musings about vintage design furniture. Chandigarh: The Auctioneer Replies. Leave a comment ». Chandigarh’s treasures keep selling well. Several went several times above their estimate at the last Wright auction on 31 March (hammer price of $88,900 for the Pierre Jeanneret sofa below). Answering to the attempts by the government of India to have the items removed from the auction, and the controversy. Surrounding their sale, Wright has put a statement. Written by Alvar and I. April 2, 2011 at 12:25 pm.

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Panel Discussion | Los Angeles Modern Auctions Blog

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Los Angeles Modern Auctions Blog. 20th Century Modern Art, Design and Furniture. LAMA Fine Art Storage. LACMA 1, LAMA 5 →. March 2, 2012. Peter Loughrey of LAMA and Girard O’Brien of Reform will be hosting an artist panel discussion at the Loft at Liz’s this Saturday, March 3rd at 1:30 pm. Artists on the panel include:. Max Finkelstein with his sculpture. In the LAMA showroom (Oct. 2010). Saturday, March 3. The Loft at Liz’s Antique Hardware. 453 S La Brea. Los Angeles, CA 90036. LAMA Fine Art Storage.

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Richard Neutra Channel Heights Housing Project Prototype Table Lamp | Los Angeles Modern Auctions Blog

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Los Angeles Modern Auctions Blog. 20th Century Modern Art, Design and Furniture. California Design Symposium Starts Today. LAMA Fine Art Storage →. Richard Neutra Channel Heights Housing Project Prototype Table Lamp. February 28, 2012. 8211; Paul Des Marais, Contributing Writer. 8211; Peter Loughrey. Dr Neutra who is auctioning this family heirloom, is donating the proceeds to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation for the restoration of the Richard and Dion Neutra VDL studio and residences. You are commenting u...