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Shannon Alther, a principal of TMS Architects, has been working for many months on a lake house in Alabama. The progress of this residence has been the subject of two posts describing visits that Shannon has made to the site: More Progress on the TMS-Designed Alabama Lakehouse A TMS House Grows in Alabama Here are…Read More
The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH and AIA NH have joined forces to host a film screening of Romanza: The Structures of California Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright on June 28th at 4pm in the museum. As a special treat, the director of the film, Michael Miner will introduce his film and take…Read More
There’s a neat exhibit going on at the Center for Architecture in New York called “Glimpses of New York and Amsterdam in 2040.” After reading about it on the Architect’s Newspaper Blog and the Center’s website, we’re intrigued. Essentially, 10 different architecture firms share their visions of these two cities thinking well into the future…Read More
Do you think you could guess the average size of a home here in the U.S.? How do you think it compares to house sizes in other countries? Well, Apartment Therapy let us know, and the results are pretty interesting! While homes in the U.S. average around 2,300 square feet (this number is for new…Read More
There are some famous homes—both in real life and on TV or the big screen—that you recognize right off the bat—you know, like the White House or the colorful home from the movie “Up.” But did you know many of these recognizable homes have inspired what CNBC is referring to as imitation homes, homes that…Read More
After sharing about a floating building aiming for Gold LEED certification just last week, we’ve come across another noteworthy architecture project situated on water—this time in the form of a “botel,” a clever combination of a boat and a hotel. Arch Daily covered Ivan Filipovic’s idea for a navigable hotel on the Adriatic Sea, and…Read More
Architecture sites and other news sources have been buzzing since yesterday, when news broke that Michael Kimmelman will be taking on the role of chief architecture critic at The New York Times in the fall of this year. Striving to write a book, architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussof will be moving on from the position, according…Read More
We loved this year’s concept for Barbie I Can Be, since 2011’s career-oriented doll is all set to become an architect. But who would Architect Barbie be without her dream house? Looks like Mattel and The American Institute of Architects were wondering the same thing, because there’s actually an official design competition to create a…Read More
We asked our readers earlier this year how they feel about online magazines and technology. If you’re one of the iPad converts, you may be interested in a new architecture publication, STRUCTURES, made specifically for the Apple tablet. Produced by Edition29, STRUCTURES offers a look at amazing architectural projects worldwide. Honestly, the concept reminds us…Read More
