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FĆ¼r das Rathaus in Offenbach wurden 13.000 Kubikmeter Beton und mehr als 1.300 Tonnen Stahl zu einer NutzflƤche von 12.000 Quadratmetern verbaut. Gestaltet wurde das Rathaus von den Architekten Maier, Graf, Speidel und Schanty. Vor 50 Jahren feierte die Stadt die Einweihung.
Probably the most famous open gas station in Southern California, this station was initially designed to be part of the theme building at LAX. How it ended up as a gas station in Beverly Hills, I don't know. Incredible architecture.
Designed by Victor Lundy and built in 1962, Unitarian Meeting House in Hartford is sited at the base of a sloped park. The circular church has tweleve concrete curved diameter-line fin walls, and steel bridge cables that support the sweeping, cedar plank roof. The tent-like wooden ceiling evokes the rays of the sun.
Minoru Yamasaki at Night
College of Education Building
Minoru Yamasaki - 1960
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Designed by Victor Lundy and built in 1962, Unitarian Meeting House in Hartford is sited at the base of a sloped park. The circular church has tweleve concrete curved diameter-line fin walls, and steel bridge cables that support the sweeping, cedar plank roof. The tent-like wooden ceiling evokes the rays of the sun.
The newly renovated TWA Hotel: The TWA terminal, now still Terminal 5 at JFK, is Eero Saarinen's most well known works, one of the best examples of mid-century modern architecture.
Designed by Victor Lundy and built in 1962, Unitarian Meeting House in Hartford is sited at the base of a sloped park. The circular church has tweleve concrete curved diameter-line fin walls, and steel bridge cables that support the sweeping, cedar plank roof. The roof now is covered with liquid applied membrane for water tight.
Another view of the Stanley piece. The panels move and and the pulls are a cool spade shape. This is a part of a two-piece set--repurposed the credenza part as a media center.
I have been working on this set for years...just kidding. It just seems that way. It's a rather labor intensive project, and I just couldn't find enough time to work on it very much, while working four days a week, unless I didn't sleep to do it. Considering that it involved using my chop saw, I didn't think that was a good idea. ;)
When people think of American cities with great Architecture, they donāt think of Denver.
Until WWII was over, most of the buildings around the metropolitan region were inspired by traditional, classical, and Victorian ideals.
There was a huge building boom along the front range in the post war years. It was fueled by veterans who had passed through during the war and by the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. When Russia got the bomb, it seemed a good idea to move some of the essential functions of government to somewhere more safe than Washington DC. Metro Denver was out of range of any Russian missile until the 1960s. The government already owned land where the Remington company had made munitions throughout the war. Soon, important agencies like Weights and Standards and the USGS moved mile high. Not long after that, the aerospace industry followed.
The boom that resulted brought architects like I.M. Pei to town. Across the region, there was an openness towards what would become known as Mid-Century Modern.
As development pressure increased in recent years, the bulldozer took many a Mid-Century treasure before the public grew to appreciate what we scraped. Case in point would be the loss of I.M.Peiās local masterpiece, the Hyperbolic Paraboloid. City Council allowed a hotel chain to scrape the building and replace it with a box that holds the bar.
So far, this building along the US 6 frontage road, survives.
This is a forced perspective photograph of 1/24 scale die-cast model cars in front of a real background.
1957 Dodge Sweptside D100 Pickup is by Danbury Mint
1963 Studebaker Avanti is by Franklin Mint
1962 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster Convertible is by Danbury Mint
After leaving Corona, we headed out to Palm Springs to see Joe's side of the family. We must have gained about 10 pounds that day eating, well, like my dad's family. That night, we stayed at a beautiful, old 50s motel near Palm Springs that had been completely refurbished but kept it's original style. Like stepping into a timewarp to the 40s or 50s. Palm Springs is famous for great, little Modern places like this.
Designed by Victor Lundy and built in 1962, Unitarian Meeting House in Hartford is sited at the base of a sloped park. The circular church has tweleve concrete curved diameter-line fin walls, and steel bridge cables that support the sweeping, cedar plank roof. The roof now is covered with liquid applied membrane for water tight.
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Several years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night, having dreamed about a headboard. I drew this headboard on a scrap of paper, and went back to sleep. When I woke up, I was half surprised to see it there. I'd almost forgotten that I drew it. Last year, I sketched it out on Paint in Windows, and then broke my arm. I finally decided to tackle the project, and it's a huge pain in the...
ikea "roombox", horsman furniture, gloria fireplace, placemat carpet.
most of the minis are gashapon (i can look up the brands of things if anyone is curious)
probably barbie vintage phone, titan minis TCE, lamp from ... staples? i think. arch from a TOOB of history sites. bonsai was a gift.