26 december 2010

Dudley Zoo....





Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group, 1937

23 december 2010

City [dis]membering....

Largo do Rato, Lisboa

22 december 2010

Cuban Pavilion....



Expo 67, by Vittorio Garatti, Sergio Baroni and Hugo Dacosta

19 december 2010

There are many ways of messing up a house....

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The house in the foreground is a typical "box" from the Swedish 70´s ; well planned and with plenty of light influx. The house in the background is a newly "redesigned" creation with a round window which should have reduced light influx and view....to less than half. The art of wasting money.

14 december 2010

Charlottenlund....

Danmark, 1931, by Arne Jacobsen

11 december 2010

La Solana del Mar....






Punta Ballena, 1945, by Antonio Bonet

10 december 2010

09 december 2010

Arlanda VIP-service....

Stockholm, 2001, by Jonas Bohlin

08 december 2010

Sede dell'Associazione Motonautica Italiana Lario (AMILA)....

Tremezzo, Lake Como, 1931, by Pietro Lingeri

Villa Bianca....


Seveso, 1937, by Giuseppe Terragni

07 december 2010

Lloyd Wright`s Moore House proposed for demolition....

You can read more here....and here
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That's the problem with money .... good taste is not included.

Aarhus Town Hall....


1942, by Arne Jacobsen

03 december 2010

Waiting for the Sun....




1968, by Tage Steffensen

Hajom....








..the best sliding doors from Sweden

02 december 2010

Glendora, CA....





by John Andre Gougeon (mid-century?)

General Life Insurance Company....



Connecticut, 1957, by SOM

01 december 2010

Kjaerholm Residence....


Denmark, 1962, by Poul Kjaerholm
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Simplicity, natural materials, closeness to nature....very danish

Gunnlogsson Residence....


Øresund, 1958, by Halldor Gunnlogsson

Casa Rustici....

Milano, 1936, by Giuseppe Terragni and Pietro Lingeri

Hotel Victória....

Lisboa, 1934, by Cassiano Branco

25 november 2010

The pick of Europe's art deco hotels....

Lisboa, Hotel Britânia by Cassiano Branco, 1943
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According to The Guardian....congratulations Britânia !

23 november 2010

Tallon House....

Dublin, 1970, by Ronald Tallon

21 november 2010

GJ Chair....

Grete Jalk, 1963

20 november 2010

Estufa Fria....

Lisboa, 1933, by Raul Carapinha

Göteborgs Stadsteater....

Carl Bergsten, 1934

18 november 2010