DOCOMOMO US social network

Social Network for Members and Friends of DOCOMOMO US

Jorge Otero-Pailos

Jorge Otero-Pailos's Blog (9)

Search Blog Posts

A modern garden in America's midwest Innovation has helped to put Columbus, Indiana, on the map, reports Tim Richardson.

A modern garden in America's midwest Innovation has helped to put Columbus, Indiana, on the map, reports Tim Richardson. By Tim Richardson In many ways Columbus, Indiana, is an ordinary Midwestern town, its main street lined with shops and restaurants, with numerous churches, an imposing town hall and a showpiece main square. But it is also extraordinary, in that it boasts more than 70 pristine… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on September 8, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

New Design for the Lincoln Center Fountain Unveiled

"The Lincoln Center Fountain Is Being Taught Some New Moves" By ROBIN POGREBIN The New York Times Published: August 25, 2009 Preservationists who have voiced concern over the changes being made to Lincoln Center in its redevelopment may be alarmed to learn about one in particular: The centerpiece of the performing arts complex, its plaza fountain, is not only being replaced, but its… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on August 26, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Archives of Modern Master Aditya Prakash Saved

The newly founded Aditya Prakash Foundation preserves and manages the archives of this Indian modern master who was responsible for much of what was built in Chandigarh during the period of Le Corbusier's involvement. To view images of his works and recent exhibitions visit… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on August 22, 2009 at 10:31am — No Comments

"Heritage: from chocolate box to concrete box" by Tom Dyckhoff, Architecture Critic of The Times (UK).

By Tom Dyckhoff: Heritage has democratised and rightly even includes pig-ugly buildings, says the man behind Saving Britain’s Past. [...] Heritage has democratised. These days, it can mean pretty much anything: a coalmine, the childhood homes of the Beatles (now owned by the National Trust), that little café down the road with an interior straight… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on August 19, 2009 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Zaha Hadid's "Burnham Pavilion" in Chicago

From ArtWeLove.com: It has been a hundred years since the American urban planner Daniel Burnham created his renowned Plan of Chicago, a massive civic blueprint that has shaped the way the city has grown into the magnificent collection of streetscapes, stunning lakefront spaces, and suburban forest preserves it is today. As part of a centennial celebration of Burnham's plan, Pritzker Prize-winning architect… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on August 12, 2009 at 11:03pm — No Comments

Indianapolis Museum Of Art acquires Saarinen's Miller House

The IMA has acquired the landmark Miller House and Garden in Columbus, Indiana. One of the country’s most highly regarded example… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on June 17, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Four Seasons, Power Lunch Palace, Gets 50th Birthday Remodeling

Commentary by James S. Russell June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Architect Philip Johnson hung sparkling curtains of metal mesh in the windows of the Four Seasons restaurant in 1959, then lunched there regularly for decades, keeping an owlish eye on the place through his thick, round glasses. After all, the restaurant is as famous for its modern grandeur as for its food and power-broker patrons. The Four Seasons is throwing… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on June 10, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Paul Goldberger, lecture "The Quest for Modernism at Yale," available on ITunes U.

http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/yale.edu.1322259033.01322259041.1351794258?i=1858060449 Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on May 26, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Yale Restores Architecture Building, Loved and Hated '60s Icon

This story by James S. Russell, Bloomberg's U.S. architecture critic, ran today on the Bloomberg wire. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=muse&sid=alU82lH9F0Bc Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on August 29, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2009

2008

© 2009   Created by Jorge Otero-Pailos

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service