Arch Enemies
Friday June 27, 2008
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert had fun with skyscrapers the other night when he interviewed New Yorker Magazine architecture critic Paul Goldberger. "We are losing the global battle to build something ... Read More
Gaudi For Sale
Thursday June 26, 2008
If you really love Gaudí and have 30 million euros to spare, you can buy an early and especially colorful example of his work. The mosaic-studded Casa Vicens in Barcelona, ... Read More
One Big Toy
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Artist Chris Burden has turned child's play into an architectural event. Using a whopping 1,000,000 stainless steel pieces, he constructed an Erector Set skyscraper at Rockefeller Center in New ... Read More
Elephant Architecture
Sunday June 22, 2008
Most of us will never get to live in a home designed by a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, but the elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo are in luck. Their new digs ... Read More
The Eros of Eero
Thursday June 19, 2008
When I was in high school, the brand new Washington Dulles International Airport was a favored spot for romantic teenagers. We thought we liked the anonymity of the big ... Read More
Louis Sullivan and the Floods
Wednesday June 18, 2008
The floods in Iowa that have brought so much devastation damaged an historic building by Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor, Louis Sullivan. The overflowing Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa gushed ... Read More
Streamline Your Closet
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Can't find what you need in your closet? Our About Guide to Interior Decorating has a great tip to help you streamline your closet and separate good clothes from throw-aways. ... Read More
Move Safely
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Moving to a new home can be the most exciting time of your life, and also the most difficult - both emotionally and physically. For our Summer Safety roundup, our ... Read More
A Building that Baffles
Friday June 13, 2008
Every home has its mysteries (what's that knocking sound in the wall?), but designer Eric Clough turned architecture into a 4,200 square foot puzzle when he renovated a Fifth Avenue ... Read More
Can the Texas Mansion be Saved?
Tuesday June 10, 2008
A magnificent example of Greek Revival architecture was devastated this week when an arsonist's fire engulfed the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. Built between 1854 and 1856 by noted architect ... Read More
No Challenge for Spiderman
Thursday June 5, 2008
Pritzker Prize-winning architect
Renzo Piano
should have designed a slippier skyscraper. Piano's 52-story New York Times Building was no challenge for French stuntman Alain Robert, aka Spiderman. Robert, who has also ... Read More
Great Architects Born in June
Tuesday June 3, 2008
Maybe there's something to astrology. A surprising number of truly great architects were born in the month of June. Who are these famous Geminis and Cancers? Check out our ... Read More
Jean Nouvel Collects His Prize
Monday June 2, 2008
Today's the day French architect Jean Nouvel officially receives the 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize, along with a $100,000 grant
and a bronze medallion.
Nouvel is known for opulent, sensual designs that ... Read More