July 2010
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Saturday Night Classics: Round 8
Amsterdam Orphanage (1955), by Aldo Van Eyck, Amsterdam - The Netherlands.
Jul 31st
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Jul 29th
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In Memoriam: George Grosz
Geroge Grosz, prominent member of Berlin’s Dada movement and the New Objectivity group, was born on July 26, 1893. Portrait of the writer Max Herrmann-Neisse (1925).
Jul 26th
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Saturday Night Classics: Round 7
(photo by gomattolson) MIT Chapel (1955), by Eero Saarinen (sculpture by Theodore Roszak), Cambridge, Massachusetts - USA.
Jul 24th
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Jul 21st
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In Memoriam: László Moholy-Nagy
László Moholy-Nagy, painter, sculptor, photographer, graphic designer and Bauhaus professor extraordinaire, was born on July 20, 1895. Untitled (1939).
Jul 20th
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Saturday Night Classics: Round 6
Casa Malaparte (1937), by Adalberto Libera, Capri - Italy.
Jul 17th
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Koolhaas to be awarded the "Leone d'oro"
Kazuyo Sejima, curator of the upcoming Venice Biennale (and one half of SANAA), decided to nominate Rem Koolhaas for this year’s Leone d’oro for Lifetime Achievement.
Jul 16th
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Jul 14th
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In Memoriam: Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt, Austrian symbolist and first president of the Vienna Secession, was born on July 14, 1862. Danae (1907).
Jul 13th
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“Nouvel is as inconsistent as he is bold, making buildings that lurch from the...”
– Caroline Roux, Jean Nouvel: Good for a prize, but not for a Prince, The Independent
Jul 12th
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In Memoriam: Buckminster Fuller
(photo by Hobbes vs Boyle) Buckminster Fuller, architect, designer, innovator, but mainly the inventor of geodesic domes, was born on July 12, 1895. Montreal Biosphère (1967) - Montreal, Canada.
Jul 12th
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Saturday Night Classics: Round 5
Lanaras Residence (1961), by Nikos Valsamakis - Anavyssos, Greece.
Jul 10th
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In Memoriam: Giorgio De Chirico
Giorgio De Chirico, founder of the scuola metafisica, was born on July 10, 1888. The Red Tower (1913).
Jul 10th
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A great read: Asterios Polyp
A fascinating graphic novel, both visually and storywise, about the titular architect. Asterios Polyp, by David Mazzucchelli.
Jul 9th
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Jul 9th
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In Memoriam: Philip Johnson
(photo by Eirik Johnson) Philip Johnson, the Pritzker laureate, larger-than-life, prolific American architect, was born on July 8, 1906. Glass House (1949) - New Canaan, Connecticut.
Jul 8th
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Marvin, the eco-friendly catamaran
(via inhabitat) “Marvin the Martian” is a 50’ eco-sustainable fiberglass cruising catamaran, designed by greek architect Maria Malindretou-Vika. The boat is designed to be constructed using the most advanced technologies in the field today; vacuum infusion epoxy resins and Kevlar laminates where employed to achieve a lightweight yet inexpensive hull. The same lightweight...
Jul 7th
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"I want Red. The Psycho Killer shade."(*)
(via dezeen) *Probably what Jean Nouvel said when they showed him the color palette(**). Serpentine Pavilion by Jean Nouvel - London, U.K. **With a heavy french accent.
Jul 7th
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Jul 6th
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In Memoriam: Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus School, passed away at the age of 86 on July 5th, 1969. Gropius House (1938) - Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Jul 5th
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Jul 4th
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R.I.P. Carlo Aymonino (1926-2010)
 (photo aamgalleria.it) ArrivederLa professore. (via abitare)
Jul 4th
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Jul 4th
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Saturday Night Classics: Round 4
Honoring the Japanese Master for his decision to go online. Koshino Residence (1981), by Tadao Ando - Ashiya, Japan.
Jul 3rd