Antoni Gaudí is a Spanish architect, considered an important pioneering figure in the Catalan Modernism and Art Nouveau movement. Gaudí passionately disliked straight lines and angles; he felt that they… Continue reading Antoni Gaudí: An Architect Rebel or Just Ahead of His Time?

The news hit the streets like a lightning bolt. After being closed for over a year, the Getty Center is finally reopening its doors! First and foremost, there are strict… Continue reading The Place to Be at Is…the Getty Center!

The Glass House is located on 798-856 Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. She was built to be Philip Johnson’s private residence and the signature piece that defines him.… Continue reading The Glass House Provides a Transparent Mystery

Apple Park is the headquarters of Apple Inc., the creator of the iPhone, Mac, iMac, iPad, and any other descendants. Apple Park is located in Cupertino, California. The street it… Continue reading Apple Park

There’s no doubt that there’s a direct correlation between our environment and our mental health. Designing spaces for mental health, while not specifically called that, has been done for more… Continue reading Designing Spaces for Mental Health

Anyone who has an ounce of creativity will be inspired by visiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (and by the way, her friends call her SFMOMA). If you… Continue reading San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art

Norman Foster is a British architect, and his architectural style is of a modern, high-tech type. Foster is also associated with being in the forefront of the beginnings of energy-efficient… Continue reading Norman Foster Has Always Been Ahead of His Time

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was an American architect who was born in Germany. He is famous for and prided himself on creating the elegance of simplicity in the rectilinear… Continue reading Who is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe?

So what exactly is sustainable architecture, you ask? Let’s define the word sustainability first, which according to Dictionary.com is the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting… Continue reading Defining Sustainable Architecture

The Bartow-Pell Mansion has quite a history behind it, dating back to 1654 when Thomas Pell bestowed his signature on a treaty with the Siwanoy Indians for some 9000 acres… Continue reading The Bartow-Pell Mansion