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Natural Beauty
October 25, 2016
The “Modern” movement in architecture is defined by a number of things, but one of the main ingredients is a focus on technology and innovative materials. Although COR-TEN was developed by U.S. Steel Corp. in the 1930’s, it is likely that the Depression and wars prevented any large-scale use of an uncharted material. Post-War America […]
Pilgrimage to Plano
October 21, 2016
I’m not entirely sure what I can say about this house that hasn’t already been said in the last 65 years, but I will add that considering its age, its message is still crystal clear and reverberating throughout the design world as we speak. I’m sure if you scour the internet enough, you can find […]
Bauhaus in Greater Cleveland
October 14, 2016
On my way to Washington DC, I made a couple early morning stops in suburban Ohio to see some surprising designs straight from the Bauhaus itself. On a quiet, rural road about 30 miles outside Cleveland, you can see the world’s largest open-air geodesic dome. It’s inventor, Buckminster Fuller, was commissioned in the mid-1950s by the American Society […]
