Category Archives: Architecture

Building Images

Tonight is the opening for the new VCA exhibit, “Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing.” There will be around 80 images, many quite large, which showcase a broad spectrum of the studio’s work. The exhibit runs through … Continue reading

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The Jepson Center for the Arts

I just posted four frames of Moshe Safdie’s Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, GA. The website for Moshe Safdie and Associates is tragically Flash-tastic, but if you have the patience I recommend checking out some of his other … Continue reading

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Park WHERE?

Peter Hossli writes about architect Annabelle Selldorf’s current project: a Chelsea apartment building in Manhattan with a car elevator so residents can park beside their apartments – regardless which level! I think this is a fantastic solution to a problem … Continue reading

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Times for a Change

Slate has an informative slide-show essay concerning the new digs for The New York Times. The wood floors in the lobby (obviously not pictured above) are glorious, but I bet they’ll be a bear to maintain…

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Opus Caementicium

I saw this clever bookshelf on Design Within Reach: The Opus Shelving System is inspired by a variation on the ancient Roman building technique of Opus Caementicium. This shelf reflects Opus Incertum, particularly. I was fascinated by the different styles … Continue reading

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