From a Different Angle
This masterpiece, while based on a very simple design, is anything but simple. Like a piece of origami dropped into the Australian bush, the house, designed by McBride Charles Ryan Architects, both blends and contrasts to the existing environment. READ
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James-Robertson House
While most suburban homes—custom or track—flatten the landscape of the environment into a maze of cookie-cutter residences, the people from Casey Brown Architecture in Sydney, Australia defy both architectural standards and social expectations. READ |
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Renovating with Utility & Utilities in Mind
There is an old adage that one cannot fit a square peg into a round hole, but for Mark and Stacey Kranz, their professional careers lent the knowledge to make it work for their outdated, inefficient Phoenix “Gingerbread House”. READ |
Redefining Historic
From a streetside view, the 1924 Craftsman-style bungalow located in Phoenix’s Ashland Place Historic District appears impervious to change. Wander to the side entrance of the house and you are at the “threshold between old and new." READ
The New Arezzo Law Court
The Arezzo Law Court presented Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti with the challenge of designing a new modern building that would complement the surrounding historic and neoclassical architecture. READ
Matter of Interest
A Paradise Valley home backed to a pristine mountain preserve with a blockading 6-foot-tall masonry wall separating the two – the barrier between the house and the scenery seemed at odds with Andy Byrnes’ architectural vision. READ
Schooled in Design
As architecture evolves, often the biggest supporter of contemporary design in a community is the youth. Drawing on their surroundings for inspiration, young people in today just short of demand innovation at their place of business: school. READ
The Sleeper Revived
There’s an age-old irony that pioneers in art and architecture never attain the respect or reverence they deserve until their deaths. Thus is the case with perhaps the most iconic landmarks of mid-century modern architecture still standing today. READ