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SAVE THE DATE: Piran Days of Architecture 2023!

Save the date: This year Piran will celebrate 40 years of PDA – Piran Days of Architecture. 25/26 November 2023! More coming soon… Images: Architect & Friends, Michael Atzenhofer

Published April 11, 2023
Categorized as architecture, conference, featured, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel Tagged #architectandfriends, 2023, @architectandfriends, @architectontour, architecture, Conference, lectures, PDA, pda 2023, pda 23, Piran, Piran Days of Architecture, Slovenia

Catch of the Week: Notes From Another Los Angeles!

A great read not only for architects! After many trips to the West Coast, when we think of architects from the Mid-Century Modern era who all built in California, many names come to mind such as John Lautner, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Albert Frey, William Kreisel, Pierre Koenig or Craig Ellwood and these are just…… Continue reading Catch of the Week: Notes From Another Los Angeles!

Published December 13, 2022
Categorized as architecture, books, catch of the week, featured, Johanna likes, Michael likes, places we like, travel Tagged Albert Frey, Anthony Fontenot, Architecture Book, Arxhitect, Craig Ellwood, Gregory Ain, John Lautner, Julius Shulman, Los Angeles, MIT Press, Modernism Week, Notes from another Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Pierre Koenig, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Southern California

AIA Austin Homes Tour 2021

The 35th Annual AIA Austin Homes Tour will be held October 15-18, 2021.  When we found the AIA Homes Tour last year we were very impressed by the quality and workmanship of the homes we’ve visited virtually! Also this year there will be an online experience for those who still have no possibility to travel.…… Continue reading AIA Austin Homes Tour 2021

Published October 14, 2021
Categorized as exhibition, featured, Michael likes, places we like, travel Tagged @architectontour, AIA Austin, architecture, Architecture Texas, In-Person, Interior Design, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Online Experience, Texas

TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2020

Following the great success of AIA Austin Homes Tour and Palm Springs Modernism Week Fall Preview here is another great virtual event that will offer online lectures and tours starting November 6th, 2020. TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2020 The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation presents this 9th annual event online and in cyberspace. This unique experience will…… Continue reading TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK 2020

Published November 5, 2020
Categorized as conference, featured, Michael likes, places we like, travel Tagged @architectontour, Alan Hess, Anne Rysdale, Architecture Arizona, Architecture Tucson, Cocktails After Dark, Edward Nelson, Gist a Modern Master, Holy Modern Self-Guided Tour, Knoll, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Mid-Century Modern, Miracle Mile Self-Guided Tour, Mojave Modern, Rachel Volk, Saguaro, Sonoran Style, Sunshine Mile, Sunshine Mile Self-Guided Driving Tour, TMW Past, Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, Tucson Modernism Week, Tucson Modernism Week 2020, University of Arizona

Grado, My Happy Place 2020! Support your favorite business!

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Inspired by many creative ideas and initiatives around the globe Architect & Friends together with Hotel Savoy Grado had the idea to launch the platform GRADO, MY HAPPY PLACE! dedicated to the the support of suffering hotels, restaurants, bars, shops and many other services hit by Covid-19. Joining forces with Consorzio Grado Turismo, Architect & Friends…… Continue reading Grado, My Happy Place 2020! Support your favorite business!

Published April 16, 2020
Categorized as featured, from our studio, Johanna likes, Michael likes, places we like, products, travel Tagged @architectontour, Anna Soyer Grado, arch. Michael Atzenhofer, Architect and Friends, Architect on Tour, Consorzio Grado Turismo, Covid-19 Grado, Grado, Grado (Italy), Grado aiuto, Grado Beach, Grado Help, Grado Hilfe, Grado My Happy Place, Grado Spiaggia, Grado Strand, Hotel Savoy Grado, Isola del Sole, Pay Pal Grado

What do you know about Hawaiian Modern?

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During this year’s Modernism Week in Palm Springs we booked tickets for a lecture without knowing much about its topic: “Chasing Ossipoff: Walker Warner Architects on Building Upon Inspiration”. So we sent ourselves to an unknown territory regarding Modernism in the Pacific, especially in Hawaii! The lecture that Mr. Warner gave was one of the…… Continue reading What do you know about Hawaiian Modern?

Published March 26, 2020
Categorized as architecture, books, catch of the week, conference, featured, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel Tagged #architectandfriends, @architectontour, Architecture Book, Architecture Hawaii, Hawaiian Modern, Honolulu Museum of Art, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Palm Springs, Vladimir Ossipoff, Walker Warner Architects, Yale University Press

MODERNISM WEEK 2020 – OUR PERSONAL LECTURE & TOUR SCHEDULE

We never thought to travel to Palm Springs for Modernism Week for the seventh time (since 2013) in 2020. As every year we’re so excited and can’t wait to come back to the valley for one of the best events of the year worldwide. Yes, Modernism Week became a “must attend” for us for many…… Continue reading MODERNISM WEEK 2020 – OUR PERSONAL LECTURE & TOUR SCHEDULE

Published February 1, 2020
Categorized as architecture, architecture film, books, conference, exhibition, featured, Furniture, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel, trends and styles Tagged #architectandfriends, @architectontour, Casa de Monte Vista, Chempsphere House, Daniel Libeskind, Frey II Film, Guggenheim House, Helena Arahuete, Hugh Kaptur, Johan Lautner, Lectures palm Springs, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Indiana, Modernism Week 2020, Modernism Week Palm Springs, Opern Houses Palm Springs, Palm Springs California, Richard Dorman, Robin Boyd, The New Bauhaus Film, Tours Palm Springs, TWA Hotel, Walker Warner Architects, World Premiere

ICONICITY – Desert Artists devoted to Radical Individualism

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Following the big success of Leo Zahn’s documentary “Sinatra in Palm Springs”, his latest documentary ICONICITY will celebrate its World Premiere during the 2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival: Artists devoted to radical individualism pit themselves against the elements deep in Southern California deserts. A pervasive mysticism draws to it those desperate to connect- whether…… Continue reading ICONICITY – Desert Artists devoted to Radical Individualism

Published December 11, 2019
Categorized as featured, Michael likes, places we like, travel Tagged @architectontour, California Desert, Desert Artists, documentary, Iconicity, IconicityMovie, Leo Zahn, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Palm Springs Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Radical Individualism, Sinatra in Palm Springs, World Premiere 2020

TRUTH TO BE TOLD

During this year’s Modernism Week in Palm Springs we attended a lecture about iconic LA architect Craig Ellwood. A small detail remained in our memories – a short film like we’ve never seen before by his daughter Erin Ellwood, a designer and film-maker based in Ojai, California. We all know the stories about the famous…… Continue reading TRUTH TO BE TOLD

Published April 9, 2019
Categorized as architecture film, catch of the week, conference, featured, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Architect and Friends Blog, Craig Ellwood, Erin Ellwood, Gloria Henry, Iconic architecture los Angeles, Lecture Modernism Week 2019, Making L.A. Modern, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, midcentury modern, modernismweek 2019, short film, Smith House, Tannenberg Theatre, Truth to be told, Truth to be told documentary

Survival Through Design

Over the past years many great documentaries and architecture films like Infinite Space – The Architecture of John Lautner had the big screening out in the valley during Modernism Week in Palm Springs, California. This year’s edition features another world premiere on February 17th, 2019 @4pm: “Neutra – Survival Through Design” Neutra – Survival Through…… Continue reading Survival Through Design

Published February 10, 2019
Categorized as architecture, architecture film, featured, Johanna likes, Michael likes Tagged @architectontour, Architect and Friends Blog, architecture film, documentary, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week 2019, Palm Springs, Richard Neutra, Survival through Design, world premiere 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: DIE “NEUE HEIMAT” ­(1950-1986) @ TUM

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“Die neue Heimat – A social democratic Ideal” – Another great exhibition in cooperation with the Hamburgischen Architekturarchiv and the Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte will open its doors to the public on February 28th, 2019 at Architekturmuseum der TUM! The ‘Neue Heimat’ was the largest and most important independent housing corporation in postwar Europe. Over…… Continue reading MARK YOUR CALENDARS: DIE “NEUE HEIMAT” ­(1950-1986) @ TUM

Published September 7, 2018
Categorized as catch of the week, exhibition, featured, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Architekturmuseum München, Architekturmuseum TUM 2019, Ausstellung München, Die neue Heimat, Exhibition Munich, Hamburgisches Architekturarchiv, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Mostra Monaco, Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, preview architecture exhibition 2019, TUM

BRASILIA: LIFE AFTER DESIGN

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One of our biggest dreams (apart from visiting the Chemosphere House in L.A.) would be to visit Brasilia to learn about Oscar Niemeyer’s architecture on site. A chance to do so without traveling so far could be this new film: The remote city of Brasília, the capital of Brazil, is a mythical place — a…… Continue reading BRASILIA: LIFE AFTER DESIGN

Published January 18, 2018
Categorized as architecture film, featured, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel, trends and styles Tagged @architectontour, a concrete utopia, Aconite Productions Film, ADAFF Palm Springs, Architect and Friends Blog, Brasilia Documentary, Brasilia Film, Brasilia Life after Design, fascinating film, Lowik Media, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week 2018, Modernismweek Palm Springs, remote city of Brasília

RECOMMENDATION: Alan Hess Presentation on Frank Lloyd Wright @ModernismWeek 2018

Following his big success with books and lectures, Alan Hess will present on Wright’s influence on architecture in Southern California and the region’s influence on Wright’s approach to indoor-outdoor living and design also during this year’s Modernism Week in Palm Springs, California. We highly recommend his lecture because of his profound knowledge based on many years of…… Continue reading RECOMMENDATION: Alan Hess Presentation on Frank Lloyd Wright @ModernismWeek 2018

Published January 11, 2018
Categorized as conference, featured, Michael likes, travel, trends and styles Tagged @architectontour, Alan Hess, Annenberg Theater, architecture lecture Alan Hess, February 18th 2018, FLW150, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright Midcentury Modern, Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Houses, Michael Boodro, Modern architecture, Modernism Week 2018, Palm Springs 2018, Palm Springs California

Catch of the week: A unique chance to own an architectural icon in Palm Desert, California!

Did you ever want to own a unique piece of Modernism history? Yes, then hurry up – the extraordinary Miles C. Bates House in Palm Desert, California is sold at auction. Designed by famed mid-century architect Walter S. White, this spirited structure features a unique wave-shaped roof sailing over concrete block and glass walls, a…… Continue reading Catch of the week: A unique chance to own an architectural icon in Palm Desert, California!

Published December 13, 2017
Categorized as architecture, catch of the week, featured, Michael likes, places we like Tagged 73697 Santa Rosa Way, @architectontour, architecture icons Palm Desert, auction architecture, auction mid-century modern home, City of Palm Desert Auction, iconic architecture California, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, mid-century architect Walter S. White, Miles C Bates House, Modernismweek 2018, Modernismweek free event, Modernismweek Palm Springs, open house, Palm Desert California Architecture, renovate an icon, Save the Wave, unique chance architecture, Walter S White, Wave House Palm Desert

World Premiere Film – “Frey: Part 1 – The Architectural Envoy”

Last week many new events and lectures were added to the program of Modernism Week 2018 in Palm Springs, California and there’s a very special one we love and we’ve picked out for you:  “Frey: Part 1 – The Architectural Envoy” Albert Frey, the unpretentious Swiss-born mid-20th century architect, aided in the introduction of Corbusian-influenced…… Continue reading World Premiere Film – “Frey: Part 1 – The Architectural Envoy”

Published December 4, 2017
Categorized as architecture, architecture film, conference, featured, Michael likes, places we like, travel Tagged @architectontour, Alan Hess, Albert Frey architect, Aliminaire House, Architecture Film Palm Springs, Camelot Theatres palm Springs, Design Onscreen, February 18th 2018, Frey The Architectural Envoy, Hidden Frey Residence, Iconic Architecture USA, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week Palm Springs, Modernismweek Palm Springs 2015, Palm Springs California, Palm Springs Film Premiere 2018, World Premiere 2018

New exhibition: Form follows Rule @ Az W Vienna

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Architecture is often constrained, dictated or overregulated by building codes and other rules in many different ways but who has ever asked users or inhabitants of today’s architecture and urban development if they really want to spend their lives like this! A new exhibition at Vienna’s Az W brings this overregulation to the fore: Laws,…… Continue reading New exhibition: Form follows Rule @ Az W Vienna

Published November 24, 2017
Categorized as architecture, exhibition, featured, Michael likes, travel, trends and styles Tagged @architectontour, Architect and Friends, Architecture exhibition Vienna, Architekturausstellung, Architekturzentrum Vienna, Architekturzentrum Wien, AzW, building codes, Case studies, explanations of terminology, Form folgt Paragraph, Form follows rule, historical comparison, international comparisons, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, overregulation architecture, regulations, standardised norms

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Architect & Friends design value #6: QualLight as a powerful design resource. When it comes to lighting and illumination in architecture, it is very important for us to create a ballance between natural light & artificial light as well as general lighting & effect lighting. A space can be supported or destroyed, light is a crucial factor for it. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #lightinarchitecture #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #qualityofworkmanship #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado Great find: Various floor plans that architect Marcello D'Olivo studied for the Complesso Zipser in Grado, Italy. Three levels per apartment, corridor/entrance area, living/dining area facing south and sleeping area facing north. Unique for the early 60s. #complessozipser #zipsergrado #marcellodolivo #brutalism #midcenturymodern #grado #gradoitaly #isoladelsole #architecture #interiordesign #architectandfriends ...and this is how we found the apartment before the renovation back in 2019...and how it looked like when the project was completed... #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #reuse #grado #gradoitaly #isoladelsole #realestategrado #architectandfriends Another image of our award winning project "Coastal Home Grado". https://www.architect-and-friends.com/press.html BIGsee Architecture 2023 #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #grado #gradoitaly #bigsee #award #bigsee2023 #architectandfriends #giannimaran Architect & Friends design value #5: Quality of workmanship.Italy has always been associated with high quality craftsmanship. That is why we try to select traditional but also innovative craftsmen and suppliers for each of our projects, to make each of them unique. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #qualityofworkmanship #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado Architect & Friends have won the BIG SEE Architecture Award 2023 in the category Residential - Houses for their work on the Coastal Home Grado project in Grado, Italy. https://bigsee.eu/coastal-home-grado/ #bigsee #architecture #award #residential #winner #italy #architectureaward #bigseeaward #coastalhomegrado #drigani #ceramicafioranese #jonathanadler #dedar #gessi Looking back at one of our first projects in Grado, Italy - Our approach was to create an "outdoor livingroom" invisible from the street and a seperate guesthouse with a wooden facade to reintroduce a traditional building material used for "casone" huts in the surrounding lagoon. By hiding several openings behind integrated shutters incorporated in the wooden facade, the building lives with it's inhabitants being lively and illuminated when used. #architecture #interiordesign #renovation #grado #gradoitaly #colmata #colmatauno #designedingrado @woodn_industries #architectandfriends Image of Marcello D'Olivo's ideas for the Complesso Zipser in Grado, Italy. Designs from the late 1950's, the condominium was built between approx. 1960 and 1965. For the first time Marcello D'Olivo worked with triplex apartments (half-story staggered floor plan) - all living rooms facing the sea (South) and all bedrooms facing the city center of Grado (North). Open kitchenettes and spacious living and dining areas and much much more... #midcentury #marcellodolivo #architect #brutalism #architecture #interiordesign #experimental #grado #gradoitaly #italy #isoladelsole #midcenturymoderngrado Architect & Friends design value #4: Expansion of space! During the design process of each of our projects, we try to make the rooms appear larger than they actually are and to create a strong relationship between indoor and outdoor living where possible. More soon... #architectandfriends #architecture #interiordesign#renovation #theworldofinteriors #architecturedetails #designdetails #interiordesigner #architects #designerslife#designvalues #expansionofspace #gradoitaly #grado #createdingrado #designedingrado
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