tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912507029972191452011-04-21T22:31:12.463+01:00Modernist houses, modernist design for modernist peopleA40noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591250702997219145.post-52094842490909572382008-02-24T21:22:00.011Z2008-12-09T20:13:19.168Z

Barley Mow EstateTwo double 14 story blocks and two low rise linked multi blocks.1960's photos show a much darker render other than the off white render seen today.Idea StoreAlthough it sounds like it should have a Chillax zone and smoothie bar, it's actually a library. And, by all reports, David Adjaye's foray into public service space is a popular success.Robin Hood GardensNo doubt the most

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The event has finished but the site has some fantastic titles:‘An explosion of architectural little magazines in the 1960s and 1970s instigated a radical transformation in architectural culture with the architecture of the magazines acting as the site of innovation and debate. Clip/Stamp/Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X - 197X takes stock of seventy little magazines from

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Home to all sorts of gems and curios, like this love it or hate it multi story car park in Worthing. While your there, geek out on the Parking structures poolPic from Kitten's arse Flickr stream

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Another, ahem, corker from Denton Corker Marshall. I've bet they've heard that as many times as 'can you build me an elongated rectangular prism with a massive cantilever'.

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One of Brian Shawcroft's North Carolina homes is on the market.3443 Rugby Road (the Wardropper residence) was finished in 1963.

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Beautiful paper craft model for the 1967 Canadian ExpoFound via FFFound

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A beautiful gem from the archives of Atelier Tekuto,'Hakusan' was finished in 1997. It may not have the exploration of material of his latest work, but it does offer a little wink at classical modernism in Tokyo.

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Initially intended to house homeless in LA, Gregg Fleishman's Disaster House has potential application in all sorts mass temporary housing.

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Cover Art for "Modern Houses of the World" by Sherban Cantacuzino.Viamoderns_r_us' photostreamFlickr stream

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Airside must be closet Modernists.Now unavailable at COSH.Maybe hassle them for a Highpoint I edition?

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West Common Way is for Sale at £2.5m.While you're there, check out the DCM house in Kilburn tooVia the Modern House.net

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When your CV shows you worked with Aalto in London, Corbusier in Paris and Mies van de Rohe in Chicago, do you need to know more? How about gold medals for his chairs at the Milan Triennials in 1951, 1954, 1957 and 1960.Prikka T tableAlso spotted at the Nordic Bakery, London

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"This low-lying, expansive house in Chabrey encompasses two bedrooms, a garage and an indoor pool in a single volume. Reminiscent of an agricultural building or a hangar, its material simplicity allows it to blend into the rural landscape. The external walls and roof are clad in thin slats of wood, and the roof oversails the walls to create a covered walkway."Via Wallpaper

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Proof classical modernism can be fun.Build by Gwynne in 1938 in Esher, it's sumptuous interior can be seen in this excellent Virtual tour.Picture via avantiarchitects

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