Monthly Archives: August 2011
“An American Masterpiece”
Dwell.com recently published an article by J. Michael Welton that discusses the restoration of Richard Meier-designed Douglas House by the home’s new owners. Constructed in 1973, the Douglas House is, as Lissa Edwards notes, a “daring, liberating engineering and design feat … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Douglas House, Harbor Springs, Michigan, Modernism, Richard Meier
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General Motors Technical Center National Historic Landmark RFP
The State Historic Preservation Office of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop a National Historic Landmark nomination for the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, designed by Eero Saarinen. The … Continue reading
Taliesin, 1933
According to the descriptions, the two videos below were created by Alden B. Dow in the summer of 1933 at Taliesin. The narrator is William Wesley Peters. The videos provide an intimate look into the casual side of life at … Continue reading
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Tagged Alden B. Dow, Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Modernism, Spring Green, Taliesin, Willliam Wesley Peters, Wisconsin
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