Notable Architecture Archives

3 Luxury Boutique Hotels That Stand The Test of Time

Karine Monié May 15, 2020

Playing With Musical References In The Dream Nashville, Epitomizing The Essence Of Los Angeles And Reflecting New York City’s Golden Age—These Three Boutique Hotels Stand The Test Of Time.

Calgary’s Central Library is an Icon of Contemporary Design

Jenn Thornton May 15, 2020

Designed for a growing city with a social-good focus, Calgary’s award-winning Central Library is a contemporary icon of cultural design—and a new blueprint for a time-honored typology.

Paul Williams-Designed Home In The Coveted 90210

Wendy Bowman January 3, 2020

Situated on an approximately 1.3-acre parcel of land at 9555 Heather Road, the opulent Paul Williams-designed compound features a duo of separate gated entrances that lead to a trio of separate structures totaling approximately 15,000 square feet.

The Hill House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh

The Mission to Preserve Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Scotland, Originally Built in 1902

Jenn Thornton December 12, 2019

The Box, a “bubble-like” innovative architectural intervention created to preserve and safeguard the historic Hill House, is an example of classic Glasgow style designed by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This solution protects the building from environmental elements to prolong its future for generations to enjoy.

John Wardle, John Wardle Architects, Captain John Kelly, Captain Kelly’s Cottage

John Wardle Architects on Captain Kelly’s Cottage—Fluency Between Old & New

Jenn Thornton December 12, 2019

The landscape with the plantings of hundreds of trees and a new Shearers’ Quarters building, Captain Kelly’s Cottage was first built at the mariner’s bidding (likely by ship hands) for his daughter Mary in the 1840s.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legacy Evolved With High Meadow at Fallingwater

Jenn Thornton December 5, 2019

If not hyperaware of the elephant in the room—Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural opus Fallingwater—the design team at internationally recognized architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was aware nonetheless.

Miguel Angel Aragonés, Hotel, Mar Adentro, los cabos, mexico

Miguel Angel Aragonés-designed Hotel Mar Adentro in its Own Universe

Jenn Thornton December 4, 2019

Both Hotel Mar Adentro and architect Miguel Angel Aragonés are revelations in their respective realms, and the same can be said of a site that captured the imagination. Behold the modern masterpiece that it became.

Buff & Hensman, Crosby Doe, Crosby Doe Associates

Crosby Doe Brings to Market Modernist Architectural Monument by Buff & Hensman

Constance Dunn December 4, 2019

Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman were still undergraduates at the University of Southern California School of Architecture when they started designing tract homes during the post-war housing boom of the late 1940s.

Olson Kundig, Whistler house, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada,

Olson Kundig Gives Us a Gift of Nature in British Columbia

Karine Monié November 13, 2019

Coated in shiny red paint, the door of this Whistler home’s main entrance is an invitation to step inside the 6,000-square-foot space set in the Coast Mountains of western Canada. Designed by Olson Kundig for a couple and their children, the home acts as a gathering place for the family.

The Epitome Of Venice Beach Living

Wendy Bowman October 30, 2019

ell-known in Venice circles as “The California Poppy House” due to the exterior’s eye-catching silhouette of the state flower etched into a second-floor aluminum screen and bright-red accents on the bottom level, this timeless yet modern gem at 732 Brooks Ave.

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design Making Concrete and Glass Alive and Warm

Karine Monié July 25, 2019

Just north of Santa Barbara, this concrete and glass house features minimalist architecture and warm interior design.

8408 Hillside Avenue_Featured in DIGS Magazine

Selling Sunset’s Hillside Avenue Home — Up For Sale at $43.9M

DIGS July 15, 2019

8408 Hillside Avenue is a timeless masterpiece and a rare opportunity to own one of the most architecturally significant properties in LA.