Design for Human Well Being
Most basically, our houses give us shelter from the weather, a place to sleep protected from lions and tigers and bears, and room to keep our stuff.
Is Future Design a Virtual Reality?
Design professionals have been trained to visualize three-dimensional space from two-dimensional drawings, so the challenge has always been how best to help clients see what they see...
Remembering Ceramicist Harrison McIntosh
Harrison McIntosh, California modernist potter and sculptor, passed away this week at the age of 102.
Modern Icon: Andy Warhol
It is a common conception that Andy Warhol’ Campbell Soup Cans paintings (stencil and silk-screen), 1962, were purely a cynical commentary on American commercialism.
Eiffel Tower Ushers in the Modern Era
The wrought iron lattice work tower located at one end of the Parc du Champ de Mars was named for Gustave Eiffel, the engineer whose company designed and built it.
Modern Icon: The Stahl House
The most widely seen photograph epitomizing the mid-century modern southern California lifestyle is of the Stahl House, Case Study House #22, taken by Julius Shulman.
The Modern Case Study Houses
The brainchild of John Entenza, editor o Arts & Architecture magazine, The Case Study Houses were to be experiments in modernism celebrating the possibilities of efficient and affordable housing, much needed at the end WWII.
Modern Design for Summer Heat
As heavily populated countries like China, India, and Brazil become more affluent, the demand for air conditioners is rising with the oceans, and creating the energy to run those chill machines for many millions of homes will be difficult and climatically expensive.
The Bradbury Building: a Utopian Concept
One cannot guess from the Bradbury Building’s modest Renaissance Revival exterior of brown brick, sandstone, and terra cotta detailing, that it holds an interior that has fascinated and delighted visitors for all of its 122 years.
Pools in the Time of Drought
Should the iconic, sparkly blue Southern California swimming pool be sacrificed in the name of water conservation?
Military Aid for Special Needs TERI Campus
TERI – Training, Education and Research Institute is dedicated to changing the way the world views and helps children and adults with special needs.
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