Throwback to the Farnsworth House
Not much more can be said about the Farnsworth house- or Mies van der Rohe. I did learn; however, that Philip Johnson designed his Glass House after the Farnsworth House had already been started. I also thought it funny that Frank Lloyd Wright said that the house was “un-American.”
My Crush on the Jubilee Church
photo via Davide Lussetti
Richard Meier’s architecture takes my breath away. I could spend hours on his website just looking at pictures of all of the stuff that he’s done. Having said that, there is one building that I would take above all others: the Jubilee Church. I wish I could commission Mr. Meier to secretly design the exact building but as a house for me and my family…. and my friends… and you could come visit. Maybe I’ll do another post on it again tomorrow. It’s located just outside of Rome, and maybe someday my wife and I will go visit the Jubilee Church and Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame Du Haut in Ronchamp, France. Both of our construction crushes would be fulfilled.
LEED Certified Stucco
photo via the-art-of-landscape-design.com
So I’m searching for some LEED certified stucco and I happened upon this little number. One of my favorite things is when I look at a house and wonder, “How is that not falling down?” I’m not so sure about whatever the roofline is doing, but I think the house is fantastic. Any ideas on the architect?? Anyway, there are a few LEED certified stuccos out there if that’s your thing- Stucco Italiano and El Rey Stucco to name a few.
Great Pools
photo via Outrigger Hotels
Last night I went to a party for my brother, who just got married, and we went to his in-law’s house where they had a pool. Seeing the pool got me thinking about all of the great possibilities. Check out this great pic of an Outrigger Hotel in Bali (Turns out Outrigger has some of the most fantastic hotels I’ve ever seen, but that’s beside the point). I even googled “modern pools” and got some pretty good results. Anyone seen a really great pool lately?? I’m wondering what it is that defines a great-looking, functional pool.
4c Design Group
In the Spring, I worked on a project that was designed by a firm called 4c Design Group. They’re a local firm (out of Park City), but they also have an office in Los Angeles. The second house in the “residential” section of their website is just off of Wasatch Boulevard, in Sandy, and my wife and I always got giddy as we drove past it being built. I couldn’t really find any other info on them besides their website, but they’ve done some cool projects. Check out their website here.
Happy 4th- Jasper Johns
Sorry for the long absence. I’m back though. And nothing says “the Fourth of July” like a Jasper Johns painting. Even though the painting may have been a little tongue-in-cheek, and even though we have our faults as a country, may I express that I am proud to be an American. I hope we take this time of year to celebrate our forefather’s declaration that they would take on their own challenges, solve their own problems, and walk to the beat of their own drum. I hope we commit ourselves to that same ideal and as one nation, under God, truly become indivisible.
