Recently, Frank O. Gehry has been sued by MIT for some serious issues regarding the design of the three year old Stata Center. This building is a great example of the difference between architecture and sculpture. Architecture is meant to be inhabited and used. Sculpture is to be looked at and admired. [...]
Before You Start Designing there are some exercises you can go through to help you get a better handle on your new home or remodel. Grab a tape measure and a pad of paper. Enlist the help of everyone who lives there (or visits regularly), including small children (they can hold the “dumb” end of [...]
Mies van Der Rohe said “less is more”. At first, this thought seems to make sense. But Milton Glazer has a more nuanced position that I think nails it. He said:
Being a child of modernism I have heard this mantra all my life. Less is more. One morning upon awakening I realised that it was [...]
My partner designed a “traditional” house for a client of ours. It’s currently under construction and we went out for a site visit. It’s nicely designed. However, the owners have made some poor decisions and mucked up the proportions. It’s now taller than it should have been. As designed, [...]
Those of us who desire residential architecture that better reflects our modern times have wondered what it will take to get there. A look through plan books, Better Homes and Gardens, and a number of places show that we’re not leaning modern, yet.
The “Green” movement might bring hope. While vernacular designs did take into account [...]
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