http://architecture.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T09:00:15Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:15 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/22/george-gets-a-big-birthday-present.htm <p><img alt="Daniel Gach and Emma Cardini rappelling down the Washington Memorial" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/m/1/1/wash-mem-damage-sm.jpg" vspace="8" hspace="11" border="0" align="left"/></a> Poor George. The monument to America's first president took a terrible hit from the August 2011 earthquake. The Washington Monument in D.C. will remain closed to the public, even on ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/22/george-gets-a-big-birthday-present.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/22/george-gets-a-big-birthday-present.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:04 +0000 2012-02-22T08:00:04Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/21/time-to-party.htm <a href="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/n/1/1/Jean-Lafittes-Blacksmith-Shop-in-New-Orleans.jpg"> <img alt="Jean Lafittes Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans" src="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/o/1/1/Jean-Lafittes-Blacksmith-Shop-in-New-Orleans-Blog.jpg" vspace="4" hspace="3" border="0" align="center"/></a><br /> No other city does <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://goneworleans.about.com/od/mardigras/bb/beforemardigras.htm">Mardi Gras</a> like New Orleans. The Big Easy revelries spill out of Louisiana to touch the entire country with an atmosphere of wild festivity. February is ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/21/time-to-party.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/21/time-to-party.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:15 +0000 2012-02-21T09:00:15Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/20/louis-i-kahn.htm <a href="http://architecture.about.com/od/greatbuildings/ig/Museum-Architecture/Yale-Center-for-British-Art.htm"> <img alt="Yale Center for British Art, Louis Kahn, architect" src="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/6/6/n/kahn-yalecenter.jpg" vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right"/></a> The world-renowned architect <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/louiskahn.htm">Louis I. Kahn</a> was born on February 20, 1901. Kahn designed some of the most important buildings of the twentieth century, yet he died penniless. Kahn's ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/20/louis-i-kahn.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/20/louis-i-kahn.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 2012-02-20T09:00:00Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/19/architecture-to-celebrate-the-presidents.htm <a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/7/n/washingtonmonument.jpg"> <img src="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/6/7/n/washingtonmonument.jpg" alt="The Washington Monument" vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right"/></a>On April 30, 1789, George Washington stood on the balcony of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/od/usa/ss/Wall-Street-Buildings_6.htm">Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York</a> and took the oath of office as the first President of ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/19/architecture-to-celebrate-the-presidents.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/19/architecture-to-celebrate-the-presidents.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:00:22 +0000 2012-02-19T09:00:22Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/18/architecture-updates-feb-12-18-2012.htm Have you seen our zippy new videos? They have easy tips for choosing paint colors and using online drawing tools. This week's updates also include new information on a few ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/18/architecture-updates-feb-12-18-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/18/architecture-updates-feb-12-18-2012.htm Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:00:27 +0000 2012-02-18T09:00:27Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/17/anne-griswold-tyng-1920-2011.htm <p><a href="http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/p/anne-tyng.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/G/i/1/1/YaleArt-ceiling-kahn-tyng.jpg" alt="Tetrahedronical ceiling inspired by Anne Tyng." vspace="4" hspace="8" border="0" align="left" /></a>Anne Griswold Tyng was a modern woman whose life centered around <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/od/ideasapproaches/a/geometry.htm">geometry and architecture</a>. Widely considered a great influence on the early designs of architect <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/louiskahn.htm">Louis I.Kahn</a>, Anne Tyng was, in her own right, an architect, theorist, and teacher. From her 1947 <strong>Tyng Toy</strong> to her 1970s design of a <strong>Four-Poster House</strong>, Dr. Tyng's integration of geometric design with functionality was visionary. </p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/17/anne-griswold-tyng-1920-2011.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/17/anne-griswold-tyng-1920-2011.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:30:46 +0000 2012-02-17T09:30:46Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/15/modernism-week-palm-springs-ca.htm <a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/X/v/AlexanderHouseTwinPalms.jpg"><img alt="Alexander Home in the Twin Palms Neighborhood" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/7/X/v/AlexanderHouseTwinPalms.jpg" width="250" vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="center"/></a><br /> Sunny Palm Springs, California is the right place to be in the middle of February. The city is gearing up for Modernism Week, from February 16-26, 2012. If you live ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/15/modernism-week-palm-springs-ca.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/15/modernism-week-palm-springs-ca.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:53 +0000 2012-02-15T09:00:53Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/14/marion-mahony-griffin.htm You have to love <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/od/architectsaz/p/mahonygriffin.htm">Marion Mahony Griffin</a>. Born on Valentine's Day in 1871, she became ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/14/marion-mahony-griffin.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/14/marion-mahony-griffin.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:00:50 +0000 2012-02-14T01:00:50Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/13/tragic-beauty.htm Some of the most beautiful houses have the saddest stories. From a heart-shaped island in upstate New York to a glass house in Illinois, wonderful and extraordinary architectural events do ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/13/tragic-beauty.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/13/tragic-beauty.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:03 +0000 2012-02-13T09:00:03Z http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lincolns-log-cabins.htm <a href="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/a/G/frontier-house02.jpg"> <img alt="From the PBS television series The Frontier House, the interior of the Brooks cabin" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/architecture/1/0/a/G/frontier-house02.jpg" width="100" vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right"/></a> The spacious log "cabins" we build today are likely to include skylights, whirlpool tubs, and other luxuries. But, in the age of Abraham Lincoln, log cabins fulfilled more basic needs. ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lincolns-log-cabins.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://architecture.about.com/b/2012/02/12/lincolns-log-cabins.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000 2012-02-12T09:30:00Z