On December 29th, 2010, PIRAMIDE CESTIA…
…the ancient burial pyramid of Caius Cestius built circa 8-12BC originally located in the open countryside and later integrated into the expanded Roman fortifications of the Aurelian Walls…
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On December 22nd, 2010, IL FONTANONE…
…is just below me, on Gianicolo hill, with a commanding view of the city, made with stone and marble taken from the ancient Forum of Nerva and granite…
On December 11th, 2010, ESPOSIZIONE UNIVERSALE ROMA…
…or EUR, originally known as E42, the vast development south of Rome initiated by Benito Mussolini in 1935 designed by a collaborative of Italian architects is where we…
On November 7th, 2010, ANDREA BRANZI AT THE VENICE BIENNALE…
…was really the only highlight for me this year – part of Archizoom, co-founder of the Domus Academy, provocative thinker, writer, philosopher, designer, activist and architect in the…
On October 20th, 2010, LARGO DEI LIBRARI…
…which always gives me pleasure to pass on my way home – is the cutest piazza in Rome, a tiny space with a forced perspective that leads the…
On October 16th, 2010, ‘WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ITALIAN ARCHITECTURE?’…
a great quote by architect Vittorio Gregotti shown during a conference presentation at the Swiss Institute ….was the title of this weekend’s conference produced by the Depart Foundation…
On October 13th, 2010, DONATO BRAMANTE’S TEMPIETTO…
…was the highlight of a quick visit a few steps down the hill to our Spanish neighbors at the Real Academia de Espana en Roma for a tour…
On October 9th, 2010, ADALBERTO LIBERA…
…is the Italian Fascist architect (1903 – 1963) who designed the Via Marmolata post office I passed on my evening walk through Testaccio (which is becoming my favorite…
On September 26th, 2010, PIAZZA SANT’IGNAZIO…
…formed by a Baroque confection of buildings designed by Filippo Raguzzini from 1727-1728, is one of my favorite outdoor spaces in Rome – and my best experiences of…
On September 17th, 2010, THE VIEW OF VILLA MEDICI…
…from my studio desk is remarkable – being the dominant structure on the landscape out my Northeast facing windows.
On August 12th, 2010, HIPPIE LAKE COTTAGE…
…is what we walk past on our way to Willard Pond, and every time I see it I think that this is how I want to live when…
On June 23rd, 2010, JAMES WINES…
…the great radical ecologically minded architect and artist of SITE has been a hero of mine since I first picked up his books as an architecture obsessed youth…
On June 19th, BISTROTHEQUE’S ROOFTOP “STUDIO DINING EAST”…
…opened a few days ago on a rooftop overlooking the construction site of London’s Olympic Park… Bistrotheque‘s Studio East Dining, 16 JUNE – 4 JULY 2010, London’s most…
On June 2nd, 2010, THE “MODERN VIEWS” EVENT IN NEW YORK…
…at the Four Seasons is tonight, to officially announce the project for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Farnsworth House and Philip Johnson’s Glass House, and the various…
On May 7th, 2010, JOSHUA G. STEIN OF RADICAL CRAFT…
…came over for lunch today, we met ages ago when he first moved to L.A. in 2003, and I’ll be seeing lots more of him while we are…
On April 24th, 2010, FELIX BURRICHTER OF PIN-UP MAGAZINE…
…is over at the dome tonight for a dinner party with some friends to mark his arrival to L.A. for a MAK Center Residency – he’ll be at…
On March 4th, 2010, RAIMUND ABRAHAM…
…died in a car accident in downtown L.A. at the age of 76 after giving a riveting lecture to local architecture students – I was always so inspired…
On February 3rd, 2010, THE BROOKLYN EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD
…planned for P.S. 216 by Work AC is featured in a story today in Metropolis Magazine’s website including an interview with architects Amale Andaos and Dan Wood.
On January 26th, 2010, THE BERNARDI RESIDENCE…
…is on the cover of this months German magazine Architektur & Wohnen which I am surprised to receive in the mail today, since I didn’t know anything about…