Modern Architecure

ARCHITECTURE: Zaha Hadid's Maxxi Art Museum Opens In Rome

PLANET° | Posted 05.25.2011

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No other contemporary architect has a formal language as seductive and expressive as Zaha Hadid's. Her work has sidestepped the conventional forms of ...

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PHOTOS: 1951 'Martini Modern' Beverly Hills Home For $4.75 Million

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Slidepollajax, Kenneth Lind, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Modern-Architecure, Manuel Seff, Los Angeles News

Via Curbed LA: We see it as Old Hollywood glamor now, but when it was made in 1951 for Hollywood screenwriter Manuel Seff, architect Kenneth Lind spru...

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HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: From Murakami In Versailles To Brooklyn Street Art

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Takahashi-Murakami, Venice Film Festival, Takashi Murakami, Modern Art, Vitrahaus, Modern-Architecure, Street Art, Architecture, Slidepollajax, Versailles, Propaganda, Art Exhibitions, Comic Art, Arts News

This week on the Arts page: Takashi Murakami blogged about his upcoming exhibition at Versailles, some of the top films on view at the Venice Film Fes...

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PHOTOS: ARCHITECTURE: Herzog & De Meuron's Stack Houses In Switzerland On Design Boom

Posted 05.25.2011

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Weil Am Rhein, on the border between Switzerland and Germany, packs a hearty design punch. The Frank Gehry-designed Vitra Design Museum sits on the V...

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Hal Levitt Designed Calle Vista Gem On Market For $15m

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Los Angeles Real Estate, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Hal Levitt, Calle Vista, Architecture, Real Estate, Vidal-Sassoon, Modern Architecure, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles News

Found via Curbed LA, a 1962 five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home designed by Mid-Century architect Hal Levitt has hit the market for $14.995 Million. Le...

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