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1. Your Complete Guide to Residential Architecture I am a residential architect practicing in Westchester County, New York, forty miles north of Manhattan. In 1999, my wife (also an architect) and I launched the residential architecture firm, Fivecat Studio. Houses are our passion. Almost every week...
2. Christopher Alexander's "Pattern Language" I started writing a lens about house design and quickly realized the whole thing was turning into a Christopher Alexander love-fest, so I decided I'd better give him his own space. "Pattern Language" is, perhaps, my favorite book in the whole world....
3. Art Nouveau - A Beginner's Guide During the last quarter of the 19th century, many artists and designers were disenchanted and bored with the fussiness of art, design, style and fashion. The first revolution in style was led by the Aesthetic Movement followed by Art and Crafts. Wit...
4. Progressive Animal Shelter Design  As a master's student at Pratt, I am currently working on a thesis in Progressive Animal Shelter Design. Collected here are the links to information I'm using, people/shelters I admire, and so on... I believe very strongly in this field as...
5. The Venus Project The Venus Project is a veritable blue-print for the genesis of a new world civilization, one that is based on human concern and environmental reclamation. The plans for The Venus Project offer society a broader spectrum of choices based on the scien...
6. Eichler Homes Eichlers were affordable mid-century modern homes designed to be accessible by the masses. Developed by Joseph Eichler, and designed by contemporary architects such as Quincy Jones, these homes redefined what was possible in suburbia. Today, they are...
7. The Renaissance The Renaissance is a cultural European movement which began in the 14th century in Florence, Italy and ended in the 17th century. It encompasses the reformation of the church and the belief in the dignity of man; in the arts the linear perspective wa...
8. Castles of England This lens is about the beautiful and amazing castles of Britain, which I hope to some day visit. I've always been fascinated with castles. Since there's so many, and I have a ways to go to list more, I will never list all of them. Just my favorites...
9. Egypt: Nile Cruise The best way to see Ancient Egypt is to cruise along the Nile, although there is a lot to see in Cairo or the Valley of the Kings, for a few days, without traveling the length of the Nile. Many tourists also go to Egypt for the beaches, diving and sn...
10. The Historic City of Bath, England I moved to Wiltshire, just 12 miles from Bath, in 1993. Since then I've fallen in love with this beautiful city in south-west England. We still live in Wiltshire although much further away from Bath but I still visit it often. It is popular with vis...
11. Pyramids of Mexico Mexico is a fascinating country, with a huge variety of cultural things to see and do and an amazing history. There are a lot of ancient ruins in a good state of repair, some set in wonderful jungle settings. Here is a review of a cultural tour of...
12. Asian Style I've had the good fortune of being able to travel around Asia and to live there as well. My experiences turned me into a big fan of Asian design and style. Of course, each country is different, and each deserves its own lens, and this lens...
13. Baltimore's Best Gardens Although few tourists venture farther than the Inner Harbor, Baltimore has much more to offer than Camden Yards, The Science Center and the National Aquarium. Join me on a tour of Baltimore's best gardens, all of which are an easy 20 minute drive fro...
14. Fantastical Architecture: Bruce Goff's Buildings Bruce Goff designed some gorgeous modern homes, with sleek lines. He also designed some homes that look like something out of a fantasy landscape. He loved to incorporate unconventional building materials, such as chunks of slag glass. Take a peek an...
15. Before After Interior Design - Home Interior and Home Improvement Ideas Are you looking for home improvement ideas? Check out this new site www.before-after-interior-design.com that allows people to upload a before and after photo of any room makeover/house remodelling that they have done. Get ideas, ask questions and gi...
16. Art Deco - Design for the Modern Age Art Deco, popular originally in the 1920s and 30s, took its name from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exhibition held in Paris in 1925. There the style was first seen in the work of French designer...
17. Odeon Cinema Bury On the 16th of December 1936 cinema magnate Oscar Deutsch opened his latest cinema in his ODEON chain in the mill town of Bury in Lancashire. During the thirties Deutsch was opening new cinemas at a prodigious rate and in the next year would open OD...
18. Tuscany, Italy: Beautiful Countryside, Art, History and Wine Tuscany is beautiful part of Italy; a favourite destination for British and American tourists. The many picturesque medieval hill towns are relatively close together, separated by beautiful countyside, rolling hills, olive groves and vineyards making...
19. Prefabricated Homes and Modular Housing The latest trend in housing design is clearly the new modernist style prefabricated house. A far cry from a few years ago when prefab was relegated to trailer parks and A Frame cottages. Today's prefabs are now being designed by some of the most impo...
20. mid century modern homes Eichler, Rummer, May. Jones, Emmons, Soriano, Oakland.  Mid-Century Modern  (aka "MCM") architecture is alive and well across the country.   Inspired by what I've come accross while looking for resources about my Eichler home,...