Most Americans associate Norman Rockwell’s iconic painting of the formal family meal, shown above, top, with today’s holiday of Thanksgiving, and its traditional signature main course of roast turkey.
The painting, however, was painted with a different intention (even though the model for the turkey was actually the turkey from (…)
Citeşte mai multSince leaving OMA earlier in the year, Ole Scheeren has scarcely touched the ground. To date, the German-born architect has found himself one of the key players shaping the architectural culture of the 21st century, and his involvement in the CCTV tower in Beijing, as project architect and leader (and founder) of (…)
Citeşte mai multThis engrossing exhibition sets out to challenge some preconceptions. Its premise is that Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) is still primarily thought of for just two early designs, the Red Blue Chair (1918/23) and the Schröder House (1924), and that much of his long career is overlooked. Not that those two De Stijl icons (…)
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Superba locatia din postul anterior,insa trebuie sa revenim cu picioarele pe pamant. Spre exemplu, in Bucuresti. Undeva pe strada TudorArghezi, in centru, detaliile arhitecturale sunt extraordinare… A doua imagine subliniaza lipsa de interes, lipsa de bun simt, lipsa de respect pentru valori, realitatea…
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Dutch architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture have won a competition to design an extension to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Canada. The winning design, announced today, is described as a “cascade of three overlapping boxes”. See all our stories about Rem Koolhaas/OMA in our special category. Here’s some info from OMA: – (…)
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