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A New Brochure on our Grand Design

twharton wrote 1 week ago: A detail of the new brochure's cover. As a special thank you, the Friends of the Academy Library … more →

Tags: Building, Architecture, Friends of the Library

Louis Kahn, Architect

vedantus wrote 1 month ago: Louis Kahn Every architect knows the prolific and groundbreaking work of Louis Kahn, but few average … more →

Tags: Architecture, Art, Esherick House, Indian Institute, Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban, Kimbell Art Museum, Philips Exeter Academy Library, Trenton Bath House, Yale Center for British Art

Home Sweet Home

Renee Ghert-Zand wrote 1 month ago: Rosemary Clooney's memoir, Girl Singer You may be surprised to know that I, a Gen Xer, am a big … more →

Tags: The Jewish Past, Present and Future, Category, Shmategory, Homes, houses, Jewish home, western wall, temple in Jerusalem, Solomons Temple, Rosemary Clooney

Fiat Lux

digineurolab wrote 1 month ago: Last week I had a chance to watch “My Architect” an Oscar nominated documentary (from 2003) by Natha … more →

Tags: Books/Music/Movies, designer labs

The Library Sparks an Artist's Imagination1 comment

twharton wrote 1 month ago: A digital artist who goes by the alias Alex Roman has created an exceptional short film inspired by … more →

Tags: Building, Library, Video, spaces, Digital

(Attempted) Adventures with Uncle Lou, Part II4 comments

TAPERRY wrote 5 months ago: Last Saturday, Dan Burdzy and I took a drive down to Philly.  We were on a mission to see another Ka … more →

Tags: Research, Professional Projects, Richards Medical Center, Philadelphia

Pei on Kahn.

trailerpilot wrote 5 months ago: (DesignGuide via Flavorwire) … more →

Tags: Video, Not Dance, interviews, Architecture, I. M. Pei

Sketching Structure

Kai Gutschow wrote 5 months ago: I thought Don’s post on the PAT building by Rogers was a wonderful example of travel summary AND an … more →

Tags: Drawing, Advice, discussion, mies van der rohe, Le Corbusier, Renzo Piano, sketching, Peter Zumthor, Santiago Calatrava

(Dancing) In The Streets2 comments

TAPERRY wrote 5 months ago: A few days ago, I dropped another title into the Summer Reading post. My local library isn’t v … more →

Tags: light, Reading, discussion, water, koolhaas, Stairs, Architecture, Travel, NYC

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insituarchitecture wrote 5 months ago: meeting room at exeter library by l. kahn … more →

Tags: Daylight, interior, Exeter, Library, New Hampshire

(Attempted) Adventures with Uncle Lou10 comments

TAPERRY wrote 5 months ago: Today, I convinced a friend who was driving down to Princeton to give me a ride to see the Trenton B … more →

Tags: Research, Professional Projects, Preservation, Trenton Bath House, NJ, Restoration

Salk Institute - Louis Kahn - USA

leonardoarchitecture wrote 6 months ago: Drawn and colored by hand and filtered on Photoshop/Corel PhotoPaint. … more →

Tags: Architecture, USA, Drawing, salk institute

Building Study: Space + Structure: Summer 2009

Kai Gutschow wrote 6 months ago: CMU Students:  As most of you know, I have sent out via email the annual summer building study assig … more →

Tags: Drawing, Announcement / Assignment, Research, Reading, precedent, Diagram, Architecture, Space, mies van der rohe

Building Study: Space + Structure: Summer 2009

Kai Gutschow wrote 6 months ago: CMU Students:  As most of you know, I have sent out via email the annual summer building study assig … more →

Tags: Announcement / Assignment, Research, Architecture, mies van der rohe, Le Corbusier, Space, Analysis, Structure, Assignment

erdman hall dormitories (1960-65)

lauren wrote 6 months ago: eleanor donnelley erdman hall, bryn mawr college, pa | architect: louis i. kahn | year: 1960 - 65 el … more →

Tags: Architecture, Museum of Modern Art, erdman hall, Bryn Mawr College, Dormitory, cope and stewardson

New Images of the Library

academylibrary wrote 7 months ago: We’re extremely fortunate to work in such a magnificent building. Designed by Louis Kahn, and … more →

Tags: Building, Architecture, Images, Phillips Exeter

Water flowing underground... (Fort Worth, Texas)

Marisa Young wrote 7 months ago: You may ask yourself-well…how did I get here? I had a free ticket from Southwest Airlines and … more →

Tags: Art, Travel, Architecture, Fort Worth, Texas, Tadao Ando, fort worth water gardens, the Modern Art Museum, The Kimbell

Pinholing the Salk4 comments

architopia wrote 7 months ago: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California is arguably one of the most import … more →

Tags: Photographic Explorations, Photography, Pinhole, salk institute

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park

Jing wrote 8 months ago: I’ve been helping FERI (Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute) on a fundraising campaign … more →

Tags: fundraising, Roosevelt


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