Have you ever dreamt about sleeping in one of the many villas designed by the iconic architect? Here is our selection of the most beautiful homes you can book for your next architectural travel experience. Cornwall House in Kohala, Hawaii Originally designed for the Cornwell family in Pennsylvania in 1954, this house embodies the main […]
Category: History
The Magnificent Architectural Masterpieces of Frank Gehry
By rule of thumb, as architecture evolves, there are very few architects that ever become well-known for their works. One of the most famous was Frank Lloyd Wright and now there is Frank Gehry, who like him, has always marched to his own drum. Born on February 28, 1929, in Toronto, Canada he is best […]
Underrated Architectural Styles
There are a lot of architectural styles that we remember when we think about architecture and its history, like the Ancient Greek, Gothic, Renaissance, Modernist and Post-modern style. However, there are a lot of other styles that are not only important to the history of architecture, but also can be an important inspiration to contemporary […]
The Exercise of Detail and Technique in Scarpa’s Works
Detail is an exercise connected with the representation of the act of construction. To Gregotti[1], this exercise gives a form to the final architecture object, reveal the properties of the materials, the laws of construction and make the project decisions intelligible. However, he also says that our contemporary architecture has abandoned the exercise of detail […]
Golden and Silver Ratio in Architecture
Among history, artist, designers and architects used some mathematical ratios and equations to help them with their work. Between those ratios one got famous in western tradition and other got famous in the East. The one that got famous in the West is called golden ratio. This mathematical ratio is believed to be some kind […]