Day 7 – Boa Nova Tea House – Alvaro Siza

. For the last day of Architecture week 2012, I’ll take a look at one of my favorite projects by Alvaro Siza: The Boa Nova Tea House. The building is built into the rocks by the shore in the town of Leça da Palmeira, Portgugal. This was one of Siza’s first built works. Siza spent weeks locating the stones on the site … Read More

Day 6 – Gottfried Böhm

. For day six of architecture week 2012 I take a look at the work of architect Gottfried Böhm. A German architect born in 1920 most often described as an expressionist. I love the other-worldly quality of his work, it’s very evocative, and a little pointy. Here’s some images of a few of his projects: pilgrimage church, neviges 1963-1972 bensberg town … Read More

Day 5 – Arne Jacobsen

. For day five of architecture week, I take a look at the work of Arne Jacobsen. Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) was a Danish modernist architect. Probably better known for his furniture design today, but his architecture was just incredible. Actually, I had never heard of him until a few years ago, and now I feel like an idiot for taking … Read More

Day 4 – Louis Kahn’s Stairs

. For day four of architecture week, I take a look at the stairs of Louis Kahn. Specifically, the stair within the Yale University Art Gallery and the Center for British Arts in New Haven, CT. These buildings are just across the street from each other in New Haven. This is one of Louis Kahn’s first buildings and one of … Read More

Day 3 – The Nolli Plan of Rome

. For day three of architecture week 2012, I’ll explore Giambattista Nolli map of Rome, created in 1748. I know nothing of cartography, of mapping, or of Giambattista Nolli for that matter. I know nothing of his life, but, this is what I do know: Nolli didn’t just make a map of Rome, he charted and recorded and encapsulated the … Read More

DAY 2 – Aldo Rossi (San Cataldo Cemetery)

. For the second day of Architecture Week 2012, I’ve chosen to hightlight Aldo Rossi’s San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, Italy. Aldo Rossi and Gianni Braghieri won a design competition for this project in 1971/1972. Construction began in the late 1970s and remains unfinished. Rossi described the plan a a “city for the dead”. I’m particularly fond of Rossi’s early work, … Read More

DAY 1 – Paul Rudolph

. That’s right, It Architecture Week again! The Amereican Institute of Architects has officially deemed April 8-14 a week to celebrate, and I won’t argue. Although, this is a totally made-up holiday and a fine excuse to spend the week talking about architecture.  So, this week I’ll dedicate the blog to “Architecture”, which, oddly, is a rare thing here at … Read More