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Tag: Modernism Week

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

New England Modernism: Revolutionary Architecture in the 20th Century

Mainspring Narrative Films founders Jake and Tracey Gorst have produced some of the best architecture films such as Frey: Parts I and II, The Nature of Modernism: E. Stewart Williams, Architect or desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs, just to name a view. They are currently working on their next great project “New England Modernism: Revolutionary…… Continue reading New England Modernism: Revolutionary Architecture in the 20th Century

Published April 26, 2021
Categorized as architecture film, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Albert Frey, architecture film, documentary, Harvard Five, Le Corbusier, Mainspring Films, Mainspring Narrative Films, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, New Canaan, New England Modernism Documentary, Palm Springs

‚Carl by Car’ @ Sarasota MOD Weekend 2020!

Due to the ongoing unsafe situation worldwide in which entire states are shaken and travel is very unsafe, we are constantly looking for interesting virtual tours or lectures. During a lecture on Paul Rudolph (Paul Rudolph, 100 years of Space and Form – Symposium) in Palm Springs we had already learned a little more about…… Continue reading ‚Carl by Car’ @ Sarasota MOD Weekend 2020!

Published October 7, 2020
Categorized as conference, exhibition, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Architect and Friends Blog, Architecture for Nature, Carl Abbott, Carl by Car, In/Formed by the Land, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Paul Rudolph, SAF, Sarasota Architectural Foundation, SarasotaMOD, Summerhouse

Catch of the Week: AIA Austin Homes Tour 2020 – An incredible online experience for a global audience!

When Modernism Week announced to switch to virtual events during its 2020 Fall Preview, we got curious who else could have new ideas for virtual events when it comes to architecture and design! For us Europeans even in “quiet” times it’s not easy to visit many interesting local architecture event in the U.S. and therefor…… Continue reading Catch of the Week: AIA Austin Homes Tour 2020 – An incredible online experience for a global audience!

Published September 4, 2020
Categorized as catch of the week, conference, from our studio, Michael likes, travel Tagged 34th Austin Homes Tour, @architectontour, AIA Austin, Austin Homes Tour 2020, Austin online homes tour, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Modernismweek, October 16-19

Modernism Week in crazy times!

After Modernism Week is before Modernism Week for us since eight years now and this year we’re really concerned that our next trip to California could be canceled. It’s very sad to see how California and the whole United States are suffering, we think that we all know the reasons! But there’s a ray of…… Continue reading Modernism Week in crazy times!

Published August 5, 2020
Categorized as architecture, conference, exhibition, from our studio, Michael likes, places we like, trends and styles Tagged @architectontour, architecture palm Springs, Covid-19 Palm Springs, Fall Preview 2020, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Mid-Century Modern, Midcentury Architecture, Modernism Week, Modernism Week Palm Springs

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

37TH PIRAN DAYS OF ARCHITECTURE 2019 – From the old to a new life!

What Modernism Week is for Palm Springs in February and La Biennale is for Venice in May is the International Architectural Conference for Piran in November! They all represent the highlights of every architectural year when it comes to exhibitions, tours and lectures! The focus for 2019 will be on renovation and transformation: From the old to…… Continue reading 37TH PIRAN DAYS OF ARCHITECTURE 2019 – From the old to a new life!

Published November 4, 2019
Categorized as conference, exhibition, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Andraž Keršič, Borgata Paraloup, Convegno Architettura Pirano, From the old to a new life, Graux & Baeyens architecten, Hugh Strange Architects, Jabornegg & Pálffy, La Biennale di Venezia, Maja Ivanič, Medprostor, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Monfort Exhibition Hall Portoroz, NOOTO, Piran 2019, Piran Architecture, Piran Conference, Piran Days of Architecture, Piranesi Award 2019, Tartine Theatre Piran, TendenCe, Toni Gironès

Modernism Week 2019 – Follow us on Twitter!

Come with us! – Find our latest news, images and great finds during Modernism Week 2019 on Twitter  @architectontour Image: Michael Atzenhofer, Architect

Published February 13, 2019
Categorized as architecture, architecture film, conference, exhibition, Johanna likes, Michael likes, travel, trends and styles Tagged 2019, @architectontour, Architect and Friends, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, modernismweek 2019, Palm Springs California

Decorative elements in Architecture, then and now!

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During the 1950s, 60s and 70s a simple but beautiful element has been used for various reasons like ventilation, shading or privacy in large and small scale projects around the world – the Concrete Screen Block! In Europe, the Americas or even in Africa these simple but beautiful bricks with their sheer endless decorations and…… Continue reading Decorative elements in Architecture, then and now!

Published February 15, 2018
Categorized as architecture, from our studio, Michael likes, products, trends and styles Tagged Architect and Friends, Architect and Friends projects Italy, architecture palm Springs, Barbara Marshall, Casa B+B, Ceipo, Concrete Screen Block: The Power of Pattern, concrete screen blocks, decorative elements, elementi architettura retro, Elementi decorativi, elementi decorativi architettura anni 60, frangisole, glazed screen blocks, Hotel Savoy Grado, iconic screen blocks, Mattoni frangisole, midcentury modern concrete screen blocks, Modernism Week, Power of Pattern lecture, Ron Marshall, Sao Paolo Architecture, Studio MK27

Catch of the Week: The Creative Architect – Inside the Great Midcentury Personality Study

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Modernism Week in Palm Springs, California is the perfect place for book hunting! Here you can find lesser known or brand new publications in many places and shops around town. One of our latest finds we purchased at the Modernism Week Camp in Downtown this February we would like to present today: The Creative Architect…… Continue reading Catch of the Week: The Creative Architect – Inside the Great Midcentury Personality Study

Published July 20, 2017
Categorized as books, catch of the week, Michael likes, trends and styles Tagged @architectontour, Architect and Friends books, Architect and Friends Guides, Berkeley, Book, Charles Eames, Creativity, dwell, Eero Saarinen, I. M. Pei, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Mies van der Rohe, Modernism Week, Palm Springs, Philip Johnson, Pierluigi Serraino, Richard Neutra, The Creative Architect, University of California

Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher’s Aluminaire House will arrive in Palm Springs

Architect and Friends Blog Aluminaire House

Palm Springs is best known for being the capital of West Coast Mid-Century Modernism and this is why also this year we’ll go out to the desert to visit, enjoy and learn about this great period. Coming over from Europe makes it even more exciting as there is no comparable location or event there. During…… Continue reading Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher’s Aluminaire House will arrive in Palm Springs

Published February 13, 2017
Categorized as architecture, Michael likes, travel Tagged A. Lawrence Kocher, Albert Frey, Aluminaire House, Architect and Friends Blog, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Modernism Week Palm Springs 2017, Palm Springs Architecture

Windshield: A Vanished Vision

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During Modernism Week 2017 in Palm Springs, California a series of interesting films will be shown, many of them U.S. or West Coast premiers. Here’s the first one we would like to recommend: West Coast Premier of Neutra Film, “Windshield: A Vanished Vision” February 21, 2017 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Camelot Theatres 2300 E. Barista…… Continue reading Windshield: A Vanished Vision

Published November 2, 2016
Categorized as architecture, conference, Michael likes, travel Tagged @architectontour, Camelot Theatres palm Springs, Elissa Brown, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Palm Springs, Palm Springs 2017 Films, Richard Neutra, Windshield A Vanished Vision, Windshield Film, Windshield Richard Neutra, Windshield West Coast premiere 2017

Do you know William Krisel?

  If you want to get more into Modernism in Palm Springs there’s a great new way to do it. The new book about William Krisel and his “Palm Springs” is not just a book with more than 200 pictures and dozens of drawings of his architecture, it’s the first major monograph of Coachalla Valley’s busiest architect…… Continue reading Do you know William Krisel?

Published February 24, 2016
Categorized as architecture, books, Michael likes, places we like, travel, trends and styles, Uncategorized Tagged Architect on Tour, Book, California, Coachalla Valley, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Architecture, William Krisel, William Krisel's palm Springs

Arrive Hotel Shows Off Sleek Modern Look

Arrive Hotel Palm Springs

A distinctive new hotel complex with butterfly roofs, CorTen steel siding, and clerestory windows has made its fashion statement in Palm Springs Source: Arrive Hotel Shows Off Sleek Modern Look

Published February 21, 2016
Categorized as architecture, Michael likes, travel, Uncategorized Tagged Architect and Friends Blog, Architect on Tour, Arrive Hotel Palm Springs, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Modernism Week, new hotel Palm Springs California, Palm Springs Life

Modernism Show & Sale – More Expansion Ahead

The 16th Annual Modernism Show & Sale in Palm Springs is not done growing with plans to expand exhibit space, a lounge, and more midcentury modern dealers. Source: More Expansion Ahead for Modernism Show & Sale

Published February 14, 2016
Categorized as exhibition, products, travel, trends and styles Tagged Architect in Tour, Michael Atzenhofer likes, Modernism Show & Sale, Modernism Week, Palm Springs

The perfect Modernista’s Day in Palm Springs, California!

Here we go! Every February thousands of “Modernistas” flock out to Palm Springs for Modernism Week. This year’s 11th edition started on Thursday with a big kick-off party. So far so good, but  how to spend a perfect day or weekend filled with neighborhood home tours, lectures and parties? Well, here are our favorites for a memorable stay: Driving out…… Continue reading The perfect Modernista’s Day in Palm Springs, California!

Published February 13, 2016
Categorized as architecture, conference, exhibition, Johanna likes, Michael likes, places we like, travel, Uncategorized Tagged 2016, Architect on Tour, Behind the Candelabra, Birba Palm Springs, Brandini Toffee Palm Springs, California, Casa de Monte Vista, Casa de Monte Vista wedding events, Cheeky's Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Frey House II, Hotel Lautner, Joe Luisi, Just Fabulous Palm Springs Shop, Kaufman House, Koffi Palm Springs, Michael Atzenhofer Architect, Michael Atzenhofer inspiration, Michael Douglas movie Palm Springs, Modernism Week, Modernista, Old Las Palmas, Palm Springs, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Palm Springs Architecture and Design Center, Palm Springs architecture tours, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs Visitor Center, Sinatra House, Tropicale Palm Springs, Vista Las Palmas

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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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