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Great Architects Create an Environment of Geniuses
Look at your community surroundings, such as the city you live in, the neighborhood you selected, and your house. These decisions all seem so simple to the average person, but the significance is monumental. All these decisions have social and cultural forces at play...
Innovation Built into Our Future
Famed Dutch architect Ben van Berkel is once again bringing his innovative type of thinking into the world of architecture. If you remember van Berkel, along with his partner Caroline Bros, they created the UNstudio 30 years ago. Some of his most notable designs are...
Louis Kahn: The Architect With the Poetic Flare
“Architecture is the reaching out for the truth.” Louis Kahn Award-winning architect Louis Kahn was known for creating a very unique style of architecture. He would place elements of Greek and Roman architecture (otherwise known as classical architecture) and...
ADG Reflects and Shines a Light on It
As we look forward towards the new year, let’s take a moment to reflect on the legacies of the architects and newsmakers we’ve met through the blogs we shared with you. In one way or another, they have had an influence on our lives today. Here’s our roundup of...
The La Brea Tar Pits is Getting a Facelift
There comes a time in life when one might decide to undergo a facelift or total body makeover; we often see this for those in the public eye. Well, it seems the La Brea Tar Pits is taking that leap of self-improvement, and going for a total makeover! The architects...
One of a Kind Design by Sarah Winchester
Sarah Winchester, while known as an architect, was probably most noted as an American heiress who acquired great wealth after her husband’s death. Her husband was William Wirt Winchester of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, a rifle manufacturer. In fact, the...
The World’s Fair: Exploring the Pinnacle of Innovation
“Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” David Bowie Ahhh, the excitement of the world’s fair! Before we go on our journey, as you fasten your mental seatbelts, let’s go over some facts about this great event. There have been 100+ world’s fairs in various...
The Genius of Great 1960s Architecture
Architecture you see in our day to day reality is designed by innovative and inspired architects. The dictionary defines an architect as, “A person who designs buildings and in many cases supervises their construction.” This means that an architect needs to know the...