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Historic Architectural Projects

In our Rewind section, we comb the archives to find historic architectural projects that beg to be revisited, from modernist baseball stadiums to retro airports to an imperial villa in Japan.

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A Dwell Houses we Love story from 2011 took a closer look at the famed Elrod House, also designed by John Lautner. Lautner transformed his early experience working under Frank Lloyd Wright into a career creating a wealth of Southern California structures that broke out of the mold of the oft-restrained geometry of glass and steel. Interior designer Arthur Elrod commissioned this house in 1968, and the cliffside residence—complete with oversize exposed rocks, spiral staircase, and its signature dome—remains one of the most recognizable homes of the era. Photo by John Lautner.
A Dwell Houses we Love story from 2011 took a closer look at the famed Elrod House, also designed by John Lautner. Lautner transformed his early experience working under Frank Lloyd Wright into a career creating a wealth of Southern California structures that broke out of the mold of the oft-restrained geometry of glass and steel. Interior designer Arthur Elrod commissioned this house in 1968, and the cliffside residence—complete with oversize exposed rocks, spiral staircase, and its signature dome—remains one of the most recognizable homes of the era. Photo by John Lautner.
The international transit lounge at Gander Airport has retained its mid-century Robin Bush seating and Mondrianesque terrazzo floor. Senior curator Rachel Gotlieb from the Gardiner Museum in Toronto says that selecting such modern trimmings for the point-of-entry “was the beginning of a long march to show that Canada was a progressive nation.”
The international transit lounge at Gander Airport has retained its mid-century Robin Bush seating and Mondrianesque terrazzo floor. Senior curator Rachel Gotlieb from the Gardiner Museum in Toronto says that selecting such modern trimmings for the point-of-entry “was the beginning of a long march to show that Canada was a progressive nation.”
The view as it appears today.
The view as it appears today.
Among America’s notable architectural ruins, few are as singular as the grandstand for Commodore Munroe Stadium, designed by Cuban-born architect Hilario Candela in 1964 and approved for possible landmark status in July of 2008 by Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
Among America’s notable architectural ruins, few are as singular as the grandstand for Commodore Munroe Stadium, designed by Cuban-born architect Hilario Candela in 1964 and approved for possible landmark status in July of 2008 by Miami’s Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
The recent exhibit: Dome: Ralph Tubbs and the Festival of Britain at Chelsea Space in London helped the dome reach a new audience during the 2012 London Design Festival. Photo courtesy CHELSEA Space.
The recent exhibit: Dome: Ralph Tubbs and the Festival of Britain at Chelsea Space in London helped the dome reach a new audience during the 2012 London Design Festival. Photo courtesy CHELSEA Space.
The sprawling 16-acre Katsura Imperial Villa was commissioned in the 17th Century by a pair of father-son princes, and attributed to a cadre of craftsmen and consultants. Though its rich architectural language—a polychrome of woods, wallpapers, decorative plasterwork, and swooping roofs—is more resplendent than restrained, its geometric sensibility and modular construction easily aligned with the ideals of 20th-century modernists.
The sprawling 16-acre Katsura Imperial Villa was commissioned in the 17th Century by a pair of father-son princes, and attributed to a cadre of craftsmen and consultants. Though its rich architectural language—a polychrome of woods, wallpapers, decorative plasterwork, and swooping roofs—is more resplendent than restrained, its geometric sensibility and modular construction easily aligned with the ideals of 20th-century modernists.