The other day, we picked up The Ecology Center's recently published book Backyard Skills: A D.I.Y. Handbook, a collection of projects, infographics, and practices inspired by last year's popular Basic Needs lecture series.
Inspired by monumental structure of the past, Louis Kahn created, though the deliberate application of material and interplay of light, an architecture that is unique, lasting, and expressive. In the short film we sharing today, these elements are captured beautifully in an animation that is a work of art in itself...
Read MoreCompleted in 1972, the Library at Phillips Exeter Academy is an inspiring manifestation of Louis Kahn's approach to creating space through the honest application of material and use of rational geometry, balanced by an awareness of human scale and the integral role of natural light. From this interrelationship of form and experience, Kahn creates an architecture that is both humanist and monumental- a juxtaposition that enables a sense of place and timelessness, within a modernist context.
Building form is strongly influenced by the interior spaces- a client's program, the functional needs of that program, and any spatial requirements or preferences. Interior architecture is a critical component in the overall design of a building in order to provide for a complete and integrated experiences...
Here are a few favorite images from last year's trip to a building we love, the Dominus Winery, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and completed in 2007 in Yountville.
A beautiful structure at a spectacular site, this building thoughtfully relates to its surroundings and blends into the landscape, establishing a sense of place through simplicity of form and massing.
