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Gay rights activist Harvey Milk to receive stepped memorial in San Francisco’s Castro

November 2, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The work of late gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk will be celebrated in San Francisco’s famous Castro District with a large set of ramping steps, designed by New York architects Perkins Eastman. The stepped memorial will be built on Harvey Milk Plaza, an open square named to commemorate of Milk and his work in

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Peter Zumthor releases latest LACMA renderings after $150 million funding boost

November 1, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has produced an updated image set for his expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which recently received a major financial donation. Zumthor’s latest LACMA renderings include an image of the full building snaking over Wilshire Boulevard and touching down at eight points either side of the busy highway.

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The Dry Creek Residence By John Maniscalco Architecture

October 31, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Blake Marvin John Maniscalco Architecture have designed modern home in Healdsburg, California, that has views of Dry Creek Valley from every room. The architects completely rebuilt and expanded the home, however they were forced to work with an existing ranch home due to County restrictions. Photography by Blake Marvin As part of the […]

The Dry Creek Residence By John Maniscalco Architecture

October 31, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Blake Marvin John Maniscalco Architecture have designed modern home in Healdsburg, California, that has views of Dry Creek Valley from every room. The architects completely rebuilt and expanded the home, however they were forced to work with an existing ranch home due to County restrictions. Photography by Blake Marvin As part of the […]

The Dry Creek Residence By John Maniscalco Architecture

October 31, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Blake Marvin John Maniscalco Architecture have designed modern home in Healdsburg, California, that has views of Dry Creek Valley from every room. The architects completely rebuilt and expanded the home, however they were forced to work with an existing ranch home due to County restrictions. Photography by Blake Marvin As part of the […]

The Dry Creek Residence By John Maniscalco Architecture

October 31, 2017 Erin 0

Photography by Blake Marvin John Maniscalco Architecture have designed modern home in Healdsburg, California, that has views of Dry Creek Valley from every room. The architects completely rebuilt and expanded the home, however they were forced to work with an existing ranch home due to County restrictions. Photography by Blake Marvin As part of the […]

Faulkner Architects wraps Northern California home in weathering steel

October 30, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

For a site just outside of San Francisco, American studio Faulkner Architects has created a family residence clad in Corten steel panels and shaded by large oak trees. The residence, called Miner Road, is located in the town of Orinda, on a gently sloping site at the base of the Oakland Hills. The property encompasses

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Trump wall prototypes pop up near US-Mexico border

October 24, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Portions of eight proposed designs for the wall that President Donald Trump wants to construct along the US-Mexico border are to be tested over the coming months. The prototypes, all measuring 30 feet (9.1 metres) tall, have been constructed at a site close to the existing border fence south of San Diego, California. Starting next

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Trump wall prototypes pop up near US-Mexico border

October 24, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Portions of eight proposed designs for the wall that President Donald Trump wants to construct along the US-Mexico border are to be tested over the coming months. The prototypes, all measuring 30 feet (9.1 metres) tall, have been constructed at a site close to the existing border fence south of San Diego, California. Starting next

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“The architecture of the Americas is not white”

October 24, 2017 Aaron Betsky 0

The Pacific Standard Time exhibitions in Los Angeles show that arts and culture from south of the border have shaped an architectural identity for the region that is much more interesting than what’s found in the Northeast US, says Aaron Betsky. As a longtime denizen of the Southwest (if California, in addition to Arizona, counts),

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