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When Less Was No Longer More - New York Times (blog)

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 01:55

New York Times (blog)

When Less Was No Longer More
New York Times (blog)
Sadly, many older urban neighborhoods came to have less socio-economic mix than they had had at the midcentury, even if they grew wealthier. ...

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Museum and Gallery Listings - New York Times

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 22:00

Museum and Gallery Listings
New York Times
... Ferber's exterior sculpture and Robert Motherwell's lobby mural — for its midcentury Modernist building designed by the architect Percival Goodman. ...

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Hilton Headquarters Not Looking So Vogue - Patch

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:46

Hilton Headquarters Not Looking So Vogue
Patch
Robert Coutts discusses the implications of the development's sharp, angular mid-century design on the community. Credit Conrad N. Hilton Foundation ...

Fashion, furniture at home at Atelier LeeQuen - San Francisco Chronicle

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 15:10

Fashion, furniture at home at Atelier LeeQuen
San Francisco Chronicle
Shapes, reminiscent of midcentury designs by Alvar Alto and Knoll, are either cut and glued together or steamed and bent. The sustainable bamboo furniture ...

The Heritage Home Tour opens the door to a range of Portland architecture - OregonLive.com

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 14:15

OregonLive.com

The Heritage Home Tour opens the door to a range of Portland architecture
OregonLive.com
Another home, built in 1980, was designed by famed midcentury architect Pietro Belluschi. Sited on a sprawling 40 acres, the modest ranch maintains its ...

Architect ditches remodel for new construction - Arizona Republic

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:47

Architect ditches remodel for new construction
Arizona Republic
"You tend to want to do more than you really can do," he said, adding that he first sought a Midcentury Modern gem in central Phoenix. ...

Fashion, furniture at home at Atelier LeeQuen - San Francisco Chronicle

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 21:13

Fashion, furniture at home at Atelier LeeQuen
San Francisco Chronicle
Shapes, reminiscent of midcentury designs by Alvar Alto and Knoll, are either cut and glued together or steamed and bent. The sustainable bamboo furniture ...

Housing Boom in Tiburon - The Bay Citizen (blog)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:03

The Bay Citizen (blog)

Housing Boom in Tiburon
The Bay Citizen (blog)
Midcentury architect Chester Bowles, Jr., built 180 Hacienda as his family residence in 1960. It has a pool, rolling grounds and lovely views. ...

South branch library demolition opposed - Berkeleyside (blog)

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:52

Berkeleyside (blog)

South branch library demolition opposed
Berkeleyside (blog)
... designed by architect John Hans Ostwald in 1961, is an “architecturally significant building and a very fine example of Mid-Century Modern architecture. ...

End of the line for 73-year-old Fairfax-area nursery - Los Angeles Times

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 05:43

Los Angeles Times

End of the line for 73-year-old Fairfax-area nursery
Los Angeles Times
Giebel, who is 64 and lives in Agoura with his wife, Patty, said he will continue as a landscape architect after the nursery closes. ...

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A glimpse inside Dennis Hopper's $6.245 million Venice Beach home - Updated News

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 00:51

A glimpse inside Dennis Hopper's $6.245 million Venice Beach home
Updated News
The furnishings are relatively few and far between, though not entirely minimalist: next to streamlined midcentury pieces there are also a number of exotic, ...

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BAHA Opposes Library Demolitions; Council Approves Zoning Waiver for Library - Berkeley Daily Planet

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 20:38

BAHA Opposes Library Demolitions; Council Approves Zoning Waiver for Library
Berkeley Daily Planet
South Branch, Thompson writes, “designed by John Hans Ostwald in 1960, is one of Berkeley's Mid-Century Modern gems.” Measure FF said the following: “Shall ...

On the edge at Olympic Village - Globe and Mail

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 20:16

Globe and Mail

On the edge at Olympic Village
Globe and Mail
16 West 5th Ave.; 604-872-5205; www.marthasturdy.com Should all that New World architecture inspire some Levantine longings, head to the newest Nuba on East ...

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Mad Men's new home: Still very 60s modern, but no longer truly 'Mad' - Chicago Tribune (blog)

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 16:04

New York Daily News

Mad Men's new home: Still very 60s modern, but no longer truly 'Mad'
Chicago Tribune (blog)
... Yard and The Mid-Century Modernist; and Los Angeles Times' architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne on the "Mad Men"-Ada Louise Huxtable connection.
'Mad Men': A Conversation (Season 4, Episode 1, 'Public Relations')Wall Street Journal (blog)

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Ezmod Furniture Offers 5 Chairs and 1 Coffee Table for New, Astounding Discounts - PR Web (press release)

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 15:28

Ezmod Furniture Offers 5 Chairs and 1 Coffee Table for New, Astounding Discounts
PR Web (press release)
Le Corbusier became famous for pioneering what is now called Modern Architecture of the International Style. This stylish piece possesses stainless steel ...

Perfectly preserved - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 06:51

Perfectly preserved
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
If you're easily seduced by authentic mid-century features in a Florida home, you've only got to walk in the front door of a ...

'Mad Men': A Conversation (Season 4, Episode 1, 'Public Relations') - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 03:05

'Mad Men': A Conversation (Season 4, Episode 1, 'Public Relations')
Wall Street Journal (blog)
This theme is elegantly expressed in the show by the architecture, location, and interior design of the Draper family home (house). ...

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Mid-century modern - Blockshopper

Sun, 07/25/2010 - 07:09

Mid-century modern
Blockshopper
Built in 1957 and designed by noted Chicago architect Bertrand Goldberg, this brick home features an open ...

Mid-century modern in Inverness for $740K - ChicagoNow (blog)

Sat, 07/24/2010 - 17:56

Mid-century modern in Inverness for $740K
ChicagoNow (blog)
A colleague of mine who's recently become a buff on mid-century modern architecture has been passing along links to interesting properties that are ...

Mid-century classic 'Palm Springs Weekend' revisited - The Desert Sun

Sat, 07/24/2010 - 08:20

Mid-century classic 'Palm Springs Weekend' revisited
The Desert Sun
The growing interest in mid-century modern architecture has sparked a cottage industry in Palm Springs, ...

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