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Villa M / Leopold Banchini Architects

Paula Pintos — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Ferdinand Hodler painted mountains reflected in Swiss lakes, again and again. He was obsessed with this double-inverted landscape, constantly evolving with the changing sky and the movement created by the wind blowing on the water's surface. In 1867, aged 14, he painted his first lakes and sold them to passing tourists. In 1918, fifty years later, he died in Geneva, leaving behind a few unfinished sketches of Mont-Blanc reflected in Lake Geneva, as seen from his apartment balcony.

Mies’ Existential Need for Simplification vs. BricsCAD BIM

Sponsored Post — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Mies espoused the concept of “less is more” long before the days of Building Information Modeling. As a director of the Bauhaus School, he sought to establish an architectural style that could serve as the Modern alternative to Classic or Gothic styles. His design focus was on clarity and simplicity.

International Motorcycling Federation / LOCALARCHITECTURE

Sabrina Leiva — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Elegant and iconic, the new headquarters of the FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) had to wait ten years before taking shape on a site in the outskirts of Geneva where road and railway meet.

Call for entries: SIMON architecture awards, Living Places

Rene Submissions — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 09:40:00 +0000

Simon, leading manufacturer of interfaces and electrical equipment, and technology solutions creator for home and business environments, is celebrating its centenary this year with a series of events. Among them, it is now opening the call for its first architecture award: Living places.

The ‘Living places’ awards are the initiative of Simon, with advice and support being provided by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe. The aim of these awards is to acknowledge architecture projects (including interior design, public spaces and landscaping) whose superior quality strengthens the space’s ability to provide comfort to its users. Architecture that creates high quality spaces

Mies Towers for Sale....(Just Read the Fine Print first)

Vanessa Quirk — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:38:11 +0000

No architectural gem is safe from Detroit’s foreclosure crisis – not even two of Mies Van der Rohe’s very own creations. The Lafayette Towers, two 22-story towers of 584 units, originally part of a major urban redevelopment project in the late 50s early 60s, are up for auction July 18th.