Architecture + Design

Chulo Canyon Cave House: The Real “Man Cave”

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You always said you wanted a man cave – one that was unique, different and cool. Now’s your chance to have a man cave that’s all of those things and more. Plus, it’s actually a cave! The Chulo Canyon Cave House in Bisbee, Arizona is on the market and waiting for the right buyer. While the owner’s asking price is set at a cool $1.5 million, the incredible a[...]

What is Brutalist Architecture?

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Upon first utterance, it certainly doesn’t sound like a pleasant term. However, brutalism is a profound architectural and design movement that began in the early 1950s and continues to influence the design of buildings and other works even today. When used in describing architecture, brutalism refers to a dynamic geometric style that is massive, monolithi[...]

Hide Your Valuables: Hidden Passageways from Creative Home Engineering

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Everyone has something to protect: perhaps cash, jewels, gold, family heirlooms or sensitive documents. Many homeowners opt to keep a safe in the house to store such valuables. However, there’s an alternative to the safe that is perhaps even safer: the hidden passageway. Creative Home Engineering is in the business of designing, fabricating and installing[...]

What Does “Postmodern” Really Mean?

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It seems the phrase “postmodern” gets frequently and indiscriminately thrown around in the architecture, art and design words; so much so that its meaning has been diluted to a point where many don’t know what the heck it actually even means when they’re saying it or what its origins are. As a blog dedicated to the highest ideals of architecture and design[...]

What Does “Postmodern” Really Mean?

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It seems the phrase “postmodern” gets frequently and indiscriminately thrown around in the architecture, art and design words; so much so that its meaning has been diluted to a point where many don’t know what the heck it actually even means when they’re saying it or what its origins are. As a blog dedicated to the highest ideals of architecture and design[...]

What is De Stijl?

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We all know that art movements come and go; many are clearly pointless and awful (hello, Outer-Art?), some we’re just indifferent to (you know the ones), and then there are the movements that define a generation with their profundity. De Stijl (Dutch for style), without a shadow of a doubt, falls into the latter category. In 1917, at a time in the post-Wo[...]

What is De Stijl?

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We all know that art movements come and go; many are clearly pointless and awful (hello, Outer-Art?), some we’re just indifferent to (you know the ones), and then there are the movements that define a generation with their profundity. De Stijl (Dutch for style), without a shadow of a doubt, falls into the latter category. In 1917, at a time in the post-Wo[...]

Isms of Architecture: Communism & Futurism Went Hand-in-Hand

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When pontificating on the finer points of Soviet architecture, one cannot help but draw a comparison to the sci-fi literature and artwork of the old-school Communist era. The future was clearly on the minds of everyone, including designers who apparently believed that everything should look like it was inspired by a Leon Trotsky novel. In his classic work[...]

Val Kilmer Contracted to Sell New Mexico Ranch – Finally!

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Infamous Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, star of such hits as “The Doors”, “Tombstone”, “Batman” and “MacGruber”, has finally contracted to sell his 6,000-acre New Mexico ranch for an undisclosed price to an anonymous buyer. The news comes after several price cuts on the ranch, starting from a high of $33 million in 2009; the stunning property was most recentl[...]

Modern Masters Series: Louis Kahn

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When speaking of the foremost modern architects of the 20th century, it’s impossible not to mention Louis Kahn. Born in Estonia in 1901, Kahn immigrated to the United States and forged an architectural career and body of work that is nothing short of grand and enviable. Kahn is most notable for his simple, yet highly intimate architectural and design comp[...]