Category: Typology

Classics: Seagram Building // Mies van der Rohe + Philip Johnson

Architects: Mies van der Rohe + Philip Johnson. Location: 375 Park Avenue, New York City,  USA. Project Year: 1958. Photographs:  various. The Seagram Building was designed by Mies van der Rohe in New York City and set a standard for the modern skyscraper. It was set back 100 feet from the street edge, creating an active open plaza […]

Kaufmann House // Richard Neutra

Architect: Richard Neutra. Location: Palm Springs, California, United States. Year: 1947. Photographs: Thom Watson. Richard Neutra was one of the most significant if often overlooked architects of the 20th Century, working with Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Schindler until 1930. He designed the Kaufmann House in Palm Springs, California, a vacation home for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. and his […]

Casa Barragán // Luis Barragán

Architect: Luis Barragán. Location: Mexico City, Mexico. Year: 1948. Photographs: Barragán Foundation. Luis Barragan is known for his emphasis on colour, light, shadow, form and texture, and the former residence of Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragan encompasses all of his trademarks. The most prominent aspects of the design are the use of flat planes and light, both natural and […]

Classics: Kino International // Josef Kaiser

Architect: Josef  Kaiser. Location: Berlin, Germany. Year: 1963. Photographs: via Kathrin Behrens,+ +. Berlin’s Kino International movie theatre was constructed between 1961 and 1963. It is located on Karl-Marx-Allee in former East Berlin. It is a historically significant structure that serves as one of the locations for the yearly Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). It has a reinforced concrete frame that is three […]

Svartlamoen housing // BRENDELAND & KRISTOFFERSEN

Architects: BRENDELAND & KRISTOFFERSEN. Location: Trondheim, Norway. Year: 2005. Photographs: David Grandorge, Johan Fowelin. The Svartlamoen community in Stavanger, Norway, is a testament to the potential of timber construction and its ability to foster sustainable, communal living. The area consists of a series of buildings designed and constructed by the architectural firm Brendeland & Kristoffersen, including housing, a kindergarten, and […]