Featured Blog Posts – August 2008 Archive (4)

Eyesore or fabulous?

The controversy over the new Calatrava bridge in Venice, Italy fascinates me. I'm generally a Calatrava fan so I like the look of the bridge and yet I can understand why some may think it doesn't fit in Venice with it's big, bold sweep and use of glass. Still it seems ridiculous that the city has canceled the opening ceremony. Like it or lump it they are stuck… Continue

Added by Deidre on August 27, 2008 at 5:22pm — 4 Comments

The Fountainhead

A classic movie about architects!

with Gary Cooper & Patricia Neil.

Check it out, it's awesome...

This isthe part 1,you can see all of them in… Continue

Added by Beatrice on August 22, 2008 at 9:50pm — 1 Comment

Constructivism -about

Model for the 3rd International Tower, 1919-1920

Soviet constructivism is a modern art movement that began around 1913. Constructivist art, theatre and exhibitions were produced by a group of avant-garde artists in Moscow, Odessa and St. Petersburg. Constructivist art began with works of primarily abstract constructions. After 1916 the brothers Naum (Pevsner) Gabo and Antoine Pevsner sculptural added an emphasis related to the… Continue

Added by Liza Panina on August 9, 2008 at 12:10pm — 4 Comments

Russian Architects Face Western Competition

The ongoing construction boom in Russia has brought about a problem that only 10 years ago none of the experts could see coming. Russian developers maintain that amid the significant growth of the construction market and increase in the number of high-end, upscale projects, this country does not have enough talented architects. However, in a market environment a lucrative niche cannot remain vacant for very long, and this vacuum is now gradually being… Continue

Added by arbatus on August 5, 2008 at 3:33pm — No Comments