LOCATION: 500 Sargent Dr, New Haven, CT ARCHITECT: Marcel Breuer DATES: 1968-1970 NOTES: Building suffered partial demolition in 2003 while under IKEA’s ownership (this was a compromise from IKEA’s proposed full demolition of the building); still owned by IKEA, the building remains vacant today. Site Visit: […]
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HUNTINGTON BEACH CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY | Los Angeles
LOCATION: 7111 Talbert Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92648 ARCHITECT: Richard and Dion Neutra DATES: 1975 NOTES: A rather mediocre addition was constructed in the mid-1990s which compromised the original entryway and enclosed the once-exterior dramatic circular stair. Some renovations were completed in 2007 which returned […]
SALK INSTITUTE | La Jolla
LOCATION: 10010 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States ARCHITECT: Louis Kahn DATES: 1959-1965 NOTES: Landmark designation in 1991; Recipient in 1992 of AIA 25 year award Site Visit: Tues Apr 8 2014 ________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.archdaily.com/61288/ad-classics-salk-institute-louis-kahn/
ST BASIL CATHOLIC CHURCH | Los Angeles
LOCATION: 3611 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90005 ARCHITECT: A. C. Martin & Associates, Emmet L. Wemple DATES: 1969 NOTES: Site Visit: Mon Apr 07 2014 _______________________________ RELATED LINKS https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/st-basil-catholic-church http://www.stbasilchurch-la.org/
MuBE – MUSEU BRASILEIRO DA ESCULTURA | São Paulo
LOCATION: Avenida Europa, 218, Jardins, São Paulo – SP, Brazil ARCHITECT: Paulo Mendes Da Rocha / Burle Marx – Gardens DATES: 1986-1995 NOTES: Site Visit(s): Sun Mar 16, Tues 18 2014 ________________________ Sited in the heavily residential Jardins Paulista neighborhood, this late Paulo Mendes da Rocha […]
ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE | London
LOCATION: London, England UK [51° 30′ 25.56″ N, 0° 6′ 50.76″ W] ARCHITECT: Denys Lasdun // Haworth Tompkins Ltd DATES: Opened 1976 // 2008-current NOTES: Grade II Listed (1994) Site Visit(s): Mon Feb 03, Tues 04 (Backstage Tour), Weds 12, Thurs 20 (Meeting w/ Paddy Dillon), Thurs 27, Sat Mar 01, Sun […]
TRELLICK TOWER | London
LOCATION: 7 Golborne Rd, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECT: Erno Goldfinger DATES: 1966-1972 NOTES: Grade II Protected Building (1998) Site Visit(s): Weds Feb 05 (Goldfinger Factory/Redemption Cafe), Thurs Feb 06, Fri Feb 21 2014 _____________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.goldfingerfactory.com/ http://architectuul.com/architecture/trellick-tower http://modernarchitecturelondon.com/pages/trellick-tower.php
ALEXANDRA ROAD HOUSING ESTATE | London
LOCATION: Alexandra Rd, London NW8, UK [51° 32′ 21″ N, 0° 11′ 0″ W] ARCHITECT: Neave Brown of Camden Council’s Architects Department DATES: 1968 (Design), 1972-1978 (Construction) NOTES: Grade II Listed (1993) RELEVANT LINKS http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=477882 http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1130403
LONDON ZOO | London
Looking through one of my primary sources, Modern British Architecture since 1945 (published 1983), coupled with a somewhat disheartening trip to the London Zoo, I can’t help but remark at the slowness of architecture or at least it seems many of these buildings are just struggling to […]
BARBICAN CENTRE | London
LOCATION: Silk St, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECTS: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon DATES: 1965-1970 NOTES: Grade II Listed in 2001 // Mid 1990s cosmetic upgrades by Petagram (Theo Crosby); 2005-2006 refurbishment, with some alterations to clarify circulation, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Site Visit(s): Tues Feb 11th, […]
HAYWARD GALLERY | London
LOCATION: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECT: Greater London Council Architect’s Dept. (Norman Engleback with Warren Chalk & Ron Herron) DATES: 1965-1968 NOTES: Building is not listed, but was added in 2011 to the World Monuments Fund “Protected List”. Site Visit(s): Mon Feb 3, Tues […]
ST BRIDE’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH | East Kilbride
LOCATION: Platthorn Drive, East Kilbride, Scotland [55.7629°N, 4.1682°W] ARCHITECT: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia DATES: 1957-1964 NOTES: Grade A listed (1994), RIBA Bronze Medal Located just a few miles southwest of Glasgow, St Bride’s Roman Catholic Church is one of Scotland’s better known examples of Brutalist […]