There are no shortages of major cultural institutions in Paris where to view great art. There is the Louvre, the … More
Tag: Architecture
Inspired by Design: The Hudson Valley’s Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center
Creative people have long gravitated to New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley for inspiration. Among these was the influential industrial designer … More
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum: Land Acknowledgement In Built Form
The desert city of Palm Springs is renowned for the mid-century modern architecture that blossomed there as the area became … More
A Museum Transformed: The Buffalo AKG Art Museum
In June 2024, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly named the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) celebrated the first anniversary of its … More
700 Volunteers, 65 Rooms, Glorious Gardens: Akron Ohio’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Around the country, historic homes both famous and less well-known tell tales of families and places that shaped the past … More
Inhotim Institute: Brazil’s Open-air Museum and Botanical Garden
When one thinks of Brazil, it is hard not to think of its exuberant nature, the South American country being … More
Morse-Libby House, or Victoria Mansion, Has a History all its Own
Sitting high above the harbor in Portland, Maine, the Morse-Libby house, later Victoria Mansion, looks out of place in an … More
Preserving Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House
Deceptively simple and functional but meticulously detailed: At the Pope-Leighey House in Alexandria, Virginia, these characteristics of Frank Lloyd Wright’s … More
A Machine for Artistic Creating in Mexico City
What started, in 1931, with Mexican painter and architect Juan O’Gorman extending an invitation to legendary muralist Diego Rivera to … More
Jorge Zalszupin’s House Showcases Brazilian Modernism with European Roots
A house, especially an architect’s own home, is one of the most personal architectural typologies. Given its smaller scale, it … More
