The Robie House and Wright’s 150th birthday

The Robie House and Wright’s 150th birthday

by | Jun 8, 2017 | architecture

Today is the 150th birthday of Frank Lloyd Wright, and here you have the Robie House to celebrate it. As I told you in my post about the Home-Studio in Oak Park, I visited many of his building while I was in Chicago. Of them all, this house was the most important one....
The Esherick House and its friendly owners

The Esherick House and its friendly owners

by | May 25, 2017 | architecture

Louis Kahn was one of the most important architects of the 20th century in the United States. Not only was Philadelphia the city where he grew up, but also where he opened his architectural firm in 1935. Thus, in our trip to the city, we visited some of his work. Here...
Society Hill, a charming neighborhood in Philadelphia

Society Hill, a charming neighborhood in Philadelphia

by | May 18, 2017 | travel

Philadelphia has a lot of beautiful places to visit, and Society Hill is one of them. In our getaway to the city, we explored its streets, walked on the brick sidewalks and enjoyed its colonial architecture. Fun facts Society Hill is one of the oldest residential...
GROPIUS HOUSE. The Bauhaus & the American Dream

GROPIUS HOUSE. The Bauhaus & the American Dream

by | May 9, 2017 | architecture, top 5

Walter Gropius | Lincoln, USA [1938] When talking about modern architecture, the Bauhaus School and Walter Gropius cannot be omitted. We already saw him in the Weissenhof, a revolutionary neighborhood in Sttutgart. Nevertheless, the houses he projected there did not...
Guild House, an icon of Postmodern Architecture

Guild House, an icon of Postmodern Architecture

by | May 4, 2017 | architecture

The Guild House is one of the most representative works of Postmodernism,  an architectural movement that started in the late 50s. This emerged as a criticism against the International Style of the modern movement. According to postmodern people, this last one was...