Archinect - News2024-09-07T21:02:12-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/122455790/a-living-museum-of-american-style
A living museum of American style Nam Henderson2015-03-08T21:44:00-04:00>2015-03-08T21:47:20-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k0/k0que4bahqy6sj4o.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The rest of the buildings came naturally, if gradually. The idea of having a slew of small houses for different activities, moods and seasons, complemented by decorative 'follies,' was Johnson’s conception for the site from early on. He called it a 'diary of an eccentric architect," but it was also a sketchbook, an homage to architects past and present</p></em><br /><br /><p>Alexandra Lange explores the 49 acre grounds and architectural neighbors of Glass House. Ranging from; the "<em>bunkerlike Brick House</em>" and "<em>postmodern Library</em>" to the more historic structures of Calluna Farms and Grainger.</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/95060128/winning-team-chosen-to-build-2nd-architectural-folie-of-the-21st-century-in-montpellier
Winning team chosen to build 2nd “Architectural Folie of the 21st century” in Montpellier Justine Testado2014-03-06T21:22:00-05:00>2014-03-31T02:53:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cw/cwnz09o6hayjbvu7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The "folie" continues with the winning team that will build a new "Architectural Folie of the 21st Century" for Montpellier, France. The team -- which includes Sou Fujimoto Architects, Nicolas Laisné Associates, and Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects as the architects -- won the closed competition with their project, "Arbre Blanc" (White Tree), a 10,000 m² mixed-use tower...</p></em><br /><br /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qf/qfdocqdep83x319x.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/8n/8npgfs7lcmn4smuz.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/sr/sr8hgp4y0d1clz7m.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/2h/2hafsn51ysv8zb9d.jpg"><br><br>Drawings:</p><p><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/h1/h11ktzt70rtjwd74.jpg"><br><br><br><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/1t/1thgm9boz5idbiet.jpg"><br><br>Find out more on <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winning_team_chosen_to_build_2nd_architectural_folie_of_the_21st_century_in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bustler</a>.</p><p><em>Copyright image + plans + documents: SOU FUJIMOTO ARCHITECTS + NICOLAS LAISNE ASSOCIES + MANAL RACHDI OXO ARCHITECTS + FRANCK BOUTTE CONSULTANTS + Rendering by RSI-STUDIO</em></p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/55300085/the-architecture-of-london-2012-official-olympic-sponsorship
The architecture of London 2012 official Olympic sponsorship Nam Henderson2012-08-14T19:31:00-04:00>2012-08-14T19:41:22-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/mg/mg8y8byd7mnqp5eh.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Give Coca-Cola points for architectural originality. It has built what looks like a series of red and white plastic blocks that have just been hit with buckshot and are exploding into shards. What is this thing? It is the Coca-Cola Beat Box, a “building that you can play,” as the company’s many young docents will exuberantly explain.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
David Segal took readers on a tour of the corporate sponsorship pavilions at London's Olympic Park. Mr. Segal found corporate self-promotion run amok. Along with a range of architectural follies.</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/21744523/moravia-s-architectural-landscape
Moravia's architectural landscape Nam Henderson2011-09-26T00:49:00-04:00>2011-09-26T10:30:10-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ec/eciiqkglqalorqo8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>But what most attracted me was the architectural landscape of South Moravia — its surprising profusion of castles and chateaus, built between the 12th and the 19th centuries, many of them designated by Unesco as sites of cultural significance.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Evan Rail visits the region of Moravia the lesser known cousin of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. Along the way he encounters the 19th century architectural follies of the Liechtenstein family, discovers Moravia’s Baroque castles and manages to reference the philosopher Gaston Bachelard.</p>