The owners of bungalow two blocks back from Venice Beach wanted an addition and renovation – without sacrificing their home’s Craftsman roots. “They were very keen not to lose the older identity of the bungalow,” says architect Peter Culley of London-based Spatial Affairs Bureau. “They...
There’s not much that can top the eight-mile beach at Grace Bay in the Turks & Caicos. Its sand is like crystal. The water is turquoise. And the natural reef just off the beach offers some of the best snorkeling in the Caribbean. But the 59-room Hyatt Andaz Hotel and the adjacent 74 condos...
Any practicing artist knows that the pursuit of happiness is not without risk. Add the possibility of flood, fire, hurricane or pandemic, and the creative experience can grind to an immediate – and lasting – halt. That’s where CERF+ comes in. “It’s a brave act to choose to be an artist,”...
After publishing three books on the houses and masterworks of his great-grandfather, Samuel G. White is zeroing in on the finer points of his work. “Stanford White in Detail” focuses on the ornament and interiors that the partner in McKim, Mead & White dispatched with unmatched elegance in the late...
Dominic Bradbury is a busy man. No sooner did a copy of his “Iconic American Homes” land on our doorstep than his “Mid-Century Modern Design – A Complete Sourcebook” arrived via UPS. But let’s tackle the former first. Subtitled “Architectural Masterworks since 1900,” it’s a 320-page...
From Nov. 6-8, architect Carl Abbott will basically own his home town of Sarasota, Fla. An icon in the world of architecture – and the youngest member of the Sarasota School – Abbott’s still practicing today. He and his work are scheduled be honored by the Sarasota Architectural Foundation – and celebrated...
Sure, CERSAIE – the international exhibition of tile and bathroom furnishings – has been pushed off until Sept. 27 – Oct. 1, 2021. But that doesn’t mean that tile and product manufacturers have lain dormant. Just the opposite’s true, and some interesting trends are now afoot. One of the more...
Forty-eight years ago, on Oct. 4, 1972, the Kimbell Art Museum, designed by Louis Kahn, opened to critical acclaim in Fort Worth, Texas. Boston Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell has called it “the greatest American building of the second half of the 20th century.” Robert McArter, author...
In a time of fake news – and now, bogus debates – why not take a look at fake architecture around the world? That was Anne-Catrin Schultz’s thinking when she sent out a call for entries on the topic to nearly everyone she knew. “There was no funding,” the associate professor of architecture...
On the East Cape of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, opposite Los Cabos, lies a new home designed to float in its landscape. “For us, it begins with where are you in the world, and then, how the architecture amplifies that,’ says Scott Glass, partner in New York-based Guerin Glass Architects. “Our goal...
