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 […]
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SESC POMPEIA | São Paulo
Location: Rua Clélia, 93 – Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil Architect: Lina Bo Bardi Dates: 1977-1986 Notes: Site Visit(s): Thurs Mar 20, Sun Mar 23, Tues Apr 1 2014 _____________________________
PAÇO DAS ARTES | São Paulo
LOCATION: Avenida da Universidade, 1, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo – SP, 05508-040, Brazil ARCHITECT: unknown DATES: 1970 NOTES: Construction was halted midway through the project due to insufficient funds; as a result unfinished portions of the building flank it. Site Visit: Fri Mar 28 2014 […]
SÃO PAULO ___ Re-imagining Infrastructure
After a failed attempt to swim in the pool at Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompeia (apparently “Open to all the Public” actually means “Open to all the Public*”), a friend and I strolled through Barra Funda over to check out a different sort of pool […]
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, […]
GLASGOW | Excursion: East Kilbride
Today I took the train out of Glasgow past small farms and technicolor sheep to East Kilbride, a suburban town just a few miles southeast of the city. My primary destination was St Bride’s Roman Catholic Church (click the link for a detailed post), but there were a […]