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Two Mellon Collections at the Frist

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  • In Miami, Two Successful Students

    Raquel Raney and Brennan Broome must be doing something right. The graphic designers-turned-Florida-International-University-interior-design students are racking up their share of accolades...
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  • John James Audubon at Raleigh's NCMA

    John Coffey is deputy director for collections and research at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, N.C. He was instrumental in bringing back an exhibition of John James Audubon’s...
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  • James Victore Says Feck Perfuction

    When he was a much younger man, James Victore wanted to be part of the art scene in New York. So he enrolled in the School of the Visual Arts. Soon enough, he was asked to leave. “When...
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  • In NYC, the Gansevoort's New Rooftop Bar

    Haunting memories of New York’s Meatpacking District, along with photos from the pages of aging books, have inspired the redesign of a rooftop bar at the Gansevoort Hotel. “I...
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  • Dorothea Lange at the Frist Art Museum

    A childhood bout with polio left 20th-century photographer Dorothea Lange with a slight limp – and a trait that would prove highly influential. “It gave her empathy for the walking...
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  • In Rotterdam, a Tower atop a 1930s Post Office

    A 1930s-era post office in Rotterdam is nothing if not a survivor. And now it’s about to become the harbinger of a thriving inner city. Built as part of a three-piece complex...
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  • Today's the Deadline to Enter the 2019 Ceramics of Italy Competition

    One of A+A’s favorite tile competitions has extended its deadline - but any interested design firm will need to respond today. There's a cash prize for the winners, to be sure, but the finest...
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  • High-End Faucetry from Franz Viegener

    In 2013, Franz Viegener, a faucetry manufacturer with century-old roots in Germany and South America, introduced what would become an award-winning collection to North America. Its Premium...
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  • Villa Cavrois by Robert Mallet-Stevens

    Today we have a guest post from France by our friend Richard Nahem, who, as the founder of I Prefer Paris, gave us a memorable tour of the Marais district back in July. Earlier this...
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  • 138 Eichler Remodels - and Counting

    The numbers alone are staggering: California’s Klopf Architecture has remodeled 200 midcentury modern homes in recent years. But those designed by Joseph Eichler formed the lion’s...
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  • In NOLA, Louis Sahuc's Romantic Journalism

    Louis Sahuc's been taking photographs of New Orleans for almost 50 years. To be more precise, he's been shooting pics since May 4, 1970. That’s when he attended a rock concert...
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  • Camping for the Well-Heeled Sophisticate

    Behold the burgeoning new era of glamorous camping. Or, as it’s known at Old Hickory Furniture, “glamping.” The company’s been around for 119 years. It basically invented...
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  • Tiles that Shimmer like a Mermaid's Scales

    Light reflected on water during a drive across San Francisco Bay – and the sparkle of sequins on a purse – prompted designer Erica Tanov to think about a new kind of tile. “It...
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  • At SCAD, the Shed and Herstand Hall

    Paula Wallace, founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, recently designed The Shed and Herstand Hall as part of the university’s commitment to modernizing downtown Savannah...
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  • InSitu Garden by Land Morphology

    Richard Hartlage, founder of Seattle-based Land Morphology, hardly designed InSitu Garden in Connecticut in a typical fashion. Unconventional is a better descriptor. First of all,...
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  • Richard Landry: 'Modern to Classic II'

    At the heart of each of Los Angeles-based architect Richard Landry’s designs are his clients. “There are so many positions you can take,” he says. “But it pays off as a business...
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  • An 86th Street Apartment by Joe Ginsberg

    If you’re going to go all-in, 100-percent custom for an apartment in Manhattan, is there a better source than Joe Ginsberg Studio? Probably not, as an Asian couple with two children...
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  • Two Mellon Collections at the Frist

    There’s only one thing more compelling than an exhibition of a collection of Paul and Bunny Mellon’s artwork, on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: That would be two Mellon...
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  • The New Norton by Foster + Partners

    Art Deco in origin and laid out on two formal Beaux Arts axes, the Norton Gallery and School of Art opened in 1941 on Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. Over the years, it was added...
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  • In Beirut, the Art of Richard Yasmine

    Richard Yasmine is a Lebanese-born-and-raised-interior architect and product designer who says he uses his imaginary world as a simulation to try out new ideas and create new objects....
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  • Using Codes to Draw Architecture

    Here we have a show of architects who are drawing from present technology to explore the look of future forms. Two associate professors at California College for the Arts have challenged...
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  • Monitor, Protect Air Quality with Airthinx

    For 2019, it's time to look at the quality of the air we breathe - and do something about it, if needed. One way is with cloud-connected Airthinx. It's a device and app that monitor...
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  • Attention to Detail from Paris Perfect

    As it turns out, life as a child of the Air Force can bring about positive outcomes. Just ask Madelyn Byrne, founder of Paris Perfect, the purveyor of very fine apartments. “My...
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  • Farm to Table at Chatham Bars Inn

    Not everyone up here in the 21st century gets the chance to build a farm from scratch. But Josh Schiff did. And not for himself. He works as farm manager at The Chatham Bars Inn,...
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  • Take a Walk through the City of Paris

    Any first-time visitor to Paris, intent on fully understanding the fabric, history and architecture of the city, would do well to book a tour with Richard Nahem’s "Eye Prefer Paris."...
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  • The Semplice Collection from New Ravenna

    One of our favorite mosaic designers, New Ravenna, has introduced a new collection of 33 mosaics inspired by the transformation of pattern through color. A+A recently interviewed Cean...
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  • HOOPS at the National Building Museum

    The timing couldn’t be better. Just in time for “March Madness,” the National Building Museum will open an exhibition called “HOOPS.” It will display 50-60 photographs...
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  • New Designs from Graham & Brown

    Some of our favorite wallpapers come from the design team at Graham & Brown in the U.K. The company was founded in 1946 by two friends – Harold Graham and Henry Brown - and has been...
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  • A Village of Micro-Cabins in Colorado

    Thanks to students at the Colorado Building Workshop, Outward Bound guides will no longer sleep in their own trucks and campers. Instead, they'll bunk in a cluster of 21 micro cabins...
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  • This Year, Give the Gift of Architecture

    The myth of the disappearing book is greatly exaggerated, judging from this reviewer’s weekly mailbox intake. And as the holidays rapidly approach, it’s important to remember that...
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  • In Malibu, the Sinatra Beach House

    The view alone is worth the price. But throw in the fact that this was once home to Frank and Barbara Sinatra, and its value soars. Ol’ Blue Eyes lived here from the time it was built...
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  • In Texas, Main Stay by Matt Fajkus

    Main Stay by Austin-based Matt Fajkus Architecture is all about the walls. They separate. They consolidate. And they liberate one space from another. "The main driver is trying...
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  • Le Corbusier: The Built Work

    Its scope alone is fairly breathtaking: Sixty-six projects, 480 pages and about 500 images – from Notre Dame de Haut to Villa Savoye to the Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh to nearly...
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  • In London, RedFarm by Brooklyn's CRÈME

    A mashup of dim sum, Americana and a Pratt-educated architect has resulted in two highly successful Manhattan restaurants – and a new one in London. The original RedFarm opened...
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  • Brooks + Scarpa: 'Ordinary and Extraordinary' Book Signing in Raleigh Dec. 15

    Leave it to a group of non-conforming, creative thinkers at Brooks + Scarpa to re-imagine the architectural monograph. “It’s not the traditional monograph – and it's not a monograph...
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  • 'Drawing Architecture,' from Phaidon

    “Drawing Architecture” by Helen Thomas is a book of visually paired images that draw connections and contrasts between architecture from different times, styles and places. Published...
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  • An Updated Dogtrot in Charlottesville

    The dogtrot house, long a staple of Appalachian architecture, has been reborn just north of Charlottesville, Va. Hays + Ewing Design Studio revisited the form for their clients,...
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  • Sigal Sasson's Art of the Rug

    There’s a story, says artist Sigal Sasson, behind everything she does. She works in oil, pen & ink, graphite and watercolor, then translates her visions into 6’ x 9’ or 8’...
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  • Cocktails and Conversations: The Book

    It’s a simple enough concept: Invite 100 architects to AIANY’s Center for Architecture. Introduce a bartender. Have him mix a drink, explain it in detail and share it with the audience. Then...
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  • In Berkeley, a 'Y' with a View

    A former 1980s PG&E bill-pay center has found new life – as a Berkeley YMCA aimed at helping high-schoolers plan for college. If that sounds visionary, it’s matched by the building’s...
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  • Jeffrey Gibson: This Is the Day

    The newest exhibition at the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College in Clinton, N. Y. started with a discussion. “Actually it was several different discussions,” says director...
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  • In Utah, Edward Larrabee Barnes Updated

    A museum of art at Utah State University, designed in 1984 by Edward Larrabee Barnes, has been updated to attract attention, activate its spaces and emphasize its collection of contemporary...
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  • How Hollywood Stars Really Lived

    Finally, we have a book about Hollywood that’s not celebrity-obsessed. Instead, “Modern Hollywood” addresses the contemporary houses the stars lived in. “They’re all modern,...
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  • High Meadow Dwellings by BCJ

    The architects could have taken their cues from Fallingwater, just a half-mile to the north. Or they could have taken notes from the early sixties split level already on site. Instead,...
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  • Vanessa DeLeon Does Holiday House

    Vanessa DeLeon is the first to admit she’s fortunate. “I’m lucky not to have anyone in my family with breast cancer – so for me this was more like playing with the space...
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  • Riding It Rough in Aruba

    If you've ever explored Aruba from a cruise ship and think you know the island, think again. Sure, you may have sought out bonefish with a guide and a fly rod in a shallow boat....
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  • Updating an Eichler for the 21st Century

    Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, a new, multi-generational house in San Mateo has been built on top of the site of an Eichler home destroyed by fire. John Klopf,...
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  • Help Restore the Oldest Church in Paris

    Construction started on it in 543 A.D. It was rebuilt after the Vikings sieged and sacked Paris in 845 A.D. And all its property was turned over to the state during the Revolution and Napoleon’s...
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  • Woven and Textured Tissé from New Ravenna

    Tissé: In French, it means “to weave.” But for New Ravenna, it means new kinds of mosaics for walls and floors. “The patterns are taken from chair caning, the textile world...
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  • High-End Faucetry from Franz Viegener

    In 2013, Franz Viegener, a faucetry manufacturer with century-old roots in Germany and South America, introduced what would become an award-winning collection to North America. Its Premium...
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From Photographs to Wall Coverings

Miami photographer Carl Pascuzzi and his partner, interior designer Phoebe Brandt, spent a full year...

April 7, 2011
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In Georgia, a Library that Wows

Like a lot of the built environment in and around Atlanta, Georgia Gwinnett College’s campus centers...

April 6, 2011
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In San Diego, Clean and Modern

San Diego architect Heather Johnston says she builds for a sophisticated audience that’s looking for clean...

April 4, 2011
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Connecting Land to Water in Irvington

Other areas of the nation may claim it, but few have truly earned the sobriquet of “God’s Country” in...

April 1, 2011
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Trying Out Design Within Reach Online

Anyone who’s ever wanted to try out a piece of furniture in a room before stepping into a store, or even...

March 31, 2011
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Ludvic: Art that Transcends Reality

Egyptian-born artist Ludvic, a Canadian citizen who’s made his home in the U.S. for the past 25 years,...

March 29, 2011
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No Starchitects Here: et al. Consortium

Born of the apocalyptic snowstorms of the past winter in New York, fLume is a found object and a truncated...

March 28, 2011
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A+A: Tour Jefferson’s Poplar Forest

On Saturday, June 18, 2011 Architects + Artisans will host a behind-the-scenes tour of Thomas Jefferson’s...

March 25, 2011
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John Makepeace: Essays in Wood

John Makepeace, master woodworker, and Robert Golden, documentary filmmaker, live within six miles of each...

March 24, 2011
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Jim Cutler and the Legacy of Lou Kahn

By his own admission, architect Jim Cutler is a big-time storyteller. One of his favorite tales is how he came...

March 18, 2011
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