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Architectural Masterwork
His masterwork was Arcosanti, still vital over 40 years after construction began. Images courtesy Arcosanti.
His masterwork was Arcosanti, still vital over 40 years after construction began. Images courtesy Arcosanti.
A brutalist masterwork in the north of Italy, designed by architect Carlo Graffi in 1971 for the owner of a concrete company, had been uninhabited for 16 years when Fabian Nagel and Roberto Mazzilli (from left) purchased it in 2019. The couple’s sparing restoration left the home’s exterior virtually unchanged and the interior only modestly updated.
A brutalist masterwork in the north of Italy, designed by architect Carlo Graffi in 1971 for the owner of a concrete company, had been uninhabited for 16 years when Fabian Nagel and Roberto Mazzilli (from left) purchased it in 2019. The couple’s sparing restoration left the home’s exterior virtually unchanged and the interior only modestly updated.
The city’s architectural masterwork, Victor Louis’s Grand-Théâtre, completed in 1780, is home to the city’s National Opera.
The city’s architectural masterwork, Victor Louis’s Grand-Théâtre, completed in 1780, is home to the city’s National Opera.
Barton Myers’s residence was notably featured in American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th and 21st Centuries which proclaimed it "one of the 40 most important works of residential architecture in the last 120 years."
Barton Myers’s residence was notably featured in American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th and 21st Centuries which proclaimed it "one of the 40 most important works of residential architecture in the last 120 years."
The interior of the artillery shed is a masterwork of symmetry and proportion. Each of the aluminum pieces has the same exterior dimensions (41 x 51 x 72 inches) but each boasts a slightly different configuration.
The interior of the artillery shed is a masterwork of symmetry and proportion. Each of the aluminum pieces has the same exterior dimensions (41 x 51 x 72 inches) but each boasts a slightly different configuration.
The Inland Steel building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is one of Lynch’s favorites in a city that has plenty of architectural masterworks to choose from. “It’s so thin and so pure,” Lynch says.
The Inland Steel building, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is one of Lynch’s favorites in a city that has plenty of architectural masterworks to choose from. “It’s so thin and so pure,” Lynch says.
In 1974, Bertoia began work on a commission for the Standard Oil Building in Chicago. To complement Edward Durell Stone's modernist masterwork, Bertoia envisioned a collection of eleven sound sculptures stationed in a 4,000-square-foot reflecting pool at the skyscraper's foot.
In 1974, Bertoia began work on a commission for the Standard Oil Building in Chicago. To complement Edward Durell Stone's modernist masterwork, Bertoia envisioned a collection of eleven sound sculptures stationed in a 4,000-square-foot reflecting pool at the skyscraper's foot.
Few older designer sofas have been copied as much as the Camaleonda, Mario Bellini’s 1972 bubbly masterwork for B&B Italia. Real ones can be distinguished by better quality of fabric and construction. The sofa was also recently re-released.
Few older designer sofas have been copied as much as the Camaleonda, Mario Bellini’s 1972 bubbly masterwork for B&B Italia. Real ones can be distinguished by better quality of fabric and construction. The sofa was also recently re-released.
In 2008, the Gefter-Press House was included in architectural historian Kenneth Frampton's American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th & 21st Centuries alongside its idols, the Farnsworth House and the Glass House, as well as work by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra.
In 2008, the Gefter-Press House was included in architectural historian Kenneth Frampton's American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th & 21st Centuries alongside its idols, the Farnsworth House and the Glass House, as well as work by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra.
Although the exterior of the Blue Mosque (technically the Sultan Ahmed Mosque) is gorgeous, many say that it’s not Sinan’s masterwork: the sightlines inside are obscured by a number of columns. This is not a problem for the magnificent Hagia Sofia (in background), which sits directly across from the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet Square.
Although the exterior of the Blue Mosque (technically the Sultan Ahmed Mosque) is gorgeous, many say that it’s not Sinan’s masterwork: the sightlines inside are obscured by a number of columns. This is not a problem for the magnificent Hagia Sofia (in background), which sits directly across from the Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet Square.
“You have this very unusual situation you could never reproduce: a masterwork house finds itself in the suburbs, and the development is stalled and they both need repurposing, and now we need to get someone to partner,“ explains Guyon. He estimates it would take an additional seven million dollars to keep and maintain in the house as a public house museum and park. From the second-floor balcony bathed in late afternoon light, one can see a field of bluegrass, and the grid of Lexington suburbs in the distance.
“You have this very unusual situation you could never reproduce: a masterwork house finds itself in the suburbs, and the development is stalled and they both need repurposing, and now we need to get someone to partner,“ explains Guyon. He estimates it would take an additional seven million dollars to keep and maintain in the house as a public house museum and park. From the second-floor balcony bathed in late afternoon light, one can see a field of bluegrass, and the grid of Lexington suburbs in the distance.
A pick from Holly. Available at viyet.com JF Chen, one of L.A.’s premier design sources, offers furniture and decorative arts from eclectic period pieces to masterworks of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. This classic Louis XV style chair has fine hand-carved details. Beautifully upholstered in a leopard hide with nailhead trim, it is an elegant addition to any interior.
A pick from Holly. Available at viyet.com JF Chen, one of L.A.’s premier design sources, offers furniture and decorative arts from eclectic period pieces to masterworks of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. This classic Louis XV style chair has fine hand-carved details. Beautifully upholstered in a leopard hide with nailhead trim, it is an elegant addition to any interior.
This state-of-the-art home is a masterwork of Minimalist design; featuring Atlantic Seaboard views and an ultra-modern open concept living area with gas fireplace. This five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath home was designed by Jenny Mills in order to maximize the waterfront views on the slopes of Lion’s Head. Learn more about this property at Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty: http://bit.ly/2ejLIYU
This state-of-the-art home is a masterwork of Minimalist design; featuring Atlantic Seaboard views and an ultra-modern open concept living area with gas fireplace. This five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath home was designed by Jenny Mills in order to maximize the waterfront views on the slopes of Lion’s Head. Learn more about this property at Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty: bit.ly/2ej...
Available on viyet.com JF Chen, one of L.A.’s premier design sources, offers furniture and decorative arts from eclectic period pieces to masterworks of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. This classic Louis XV style chair has fine hand-carved details. Beautifully upholstered in a leopard hide with nailhead trim, it is an elegant addition to any interior. https://viyet.com/vintage-louis-xv-style-fauteuil-sea-16514-9011.html
Available on viyet.com JF Chen, one of L.A.’s premier design sources, offers furniture and decorative arts from eclectic period pieces to masterworks of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. This classic Louis XV style chair has fine hand-carved details. Beautifully upholstered in a leopard hide with nailhead trim, it is an elegant addition to any interior. viyet.com/vin...
SPUR describes One Kearny: "Composed of three fused-together buildings representing distinct eras, [it's] is a masterwork of sympathetic urban architecture. Through its classical composition and sensitive materials, the 2009 addition, designed by [architect Charles Bloszies], takes cues from both the original French Renaissance Revival building designed by William Curlett in 1902 and the mid-century annex by Charles Moore, yet its texture is carefully distinguished from those older buildings." Photo by: Matthew Millman.
SPUR describes One Kearny: "Composed of three fused-together buildings representing distinct eras, [it's] is a masterwork of sympathetic urban architecture. Through its classical composition and sensitive materials, the 2009 addition, designed by [architect Charles Bloszies], takes cues from both the original French Renaissance Revival building designed by William Curlett in 1902 and the mid-century annex by Charles Moore, yet its texture is carefully distinguished from those older buildings." Photo by: Matthew Millman.
"In 1978, SOM architect Myron Goldsmith and engineer T.Y. Lin created a remarkable structure to span the challenging middle fork of California’s American River. Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge elegantly solves the problem of building a stable, economical structure across a wide, steep gorge by entirely rethinking the principles of bridge building. A “hanging arc,” the bridge was to be suspended by 80 high-strength cables and balanced by tensile forces. Though unbuilt, Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge stands as a masterwork of innovative design and structural economy to this day."
"In 1978, SOM architect Myron Goldsmith and engineer T.Y. Lin created a remarkable structure to span the challenging middle fork of California’s American River. Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge elegantly solves the problem of building a stable, economical structure across a wide, steep gorge by entirely rethinking the principles of bridge building. A “hanging arc,” the bridge was to be suspended by 80 high-strength cables and balanced by tensile forces. Though unbuilt, Ruck-A-Chucky Bridge stands as a masterwork of innovative design and structural economy to this day."
Stone, glass, and water meet in these alpine thermal baths. Designed to re-create what it must be like to be inside a mountain, 7132 offers visitors an immersive, sensorial experience. Built over the only thermal springs in the region, the baths are a masterwork of architectural design by Peter Zumthor. People have been visiting these healing waters since the late nineteenth century, and the venue was reimagined by Zumthor in 1996. Made with 60,000 slabs of Vals quartzite, the monolithic structure creates an almost cathedral-like experience as one swims through the corridors, experiencing one of the eight thermal pools—including the frigid ice pool, a balmy fire pool, a flower-scented blossom pool, and a sound pool where bathers are engulfed by sound vibrations.
Stone, glass, and water meet in these alpine thermal baths. Designed to re-create what it must be like to be inside a mountain, 7132 offers visitors an immersive, sensorial experience. Built over the only thermal springs in the region, the baths are a masterwork of architectural design by Peter Zumthor. People have been visiting these healing waters since the late nineteenth century, and the venue was reimagined by Zumthor in 1996. Made with 60,000 slabs of Vals quartzite, the monolithic structure creates an almost cathedral-like experience as one swims through the corridors, experiencing one of the eight thermal pools—including the frigid ice pool, a balmy fire pool, a flower-scented blossom pool, and a sound pool where bathers are engulfed by sound vibrations.