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The urban plan for the district of Pendrecht, in the south of Rotterdam, is one of the most representative projects of the urban theories developed in Europe in the post-war period. It was part of a series of studies for the expansion of Rotterdam through polders, artificial sectors of land gained … Read More
During his tenure at the University of Mexico City, Mexican architect and historian Francisco Mujica, born in 1899, undertook archeological research aimed at the reconstruction of pre-Hispanic pyramids in Central America. After his visit to New York in 1926, the architect became fascinated with the type of the skyscraper. Mujica was convinced of a possible … Read More
These ex-votos (“Per Grazia Ricevuta” or PGR, in Italian) are popular expressions of religious gratitude and public testimony of faith, from the northern Italian region of Liguria. The scenes depict people surviving a fall from buildings, scaffoldings or trees and they always show the presence of the Virgin Mary. Images and legends via the very recommended … Read More
The “Long Lines Building” is a 29-floors tower located at 33 Thomas Street in Manhattan. It was designed in 1974 by architect John Carl Warneke. At first sight, the building strikes for the absence of windows and its subsequent fortress-like appearance accentuated by its brutalist attire (precast concrete panels clad with granite facade). Not secondarily, … Read More
French painter and watercolourist François Marius Granet, (1775-1849), a scholar of Jacques-Louis David, lived and worked for several years of his life in the former convent of the Capucins in Paris. Apparently, that’s where it started his interest in painting interior vaulted spaces and investigate light and shadowplays. His carefully composed scenes are mostly conveyed through … Read More
The shabonos (or yanos) are the traditional communal dwellings of the Yanomami tribes of Southern Venezuela and northern Brazil. They are circular buildings with an open-air central area in the middle. The dwellings are reconstructed every few years in order to adapt their size to the growth of the community. They usually have a general … Read More
This series of paintings dates back to 1800-1820 and depicts a series of different types of boats that use to cross the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China. Each boat is presented isolated in the middle of a rectangular canvas. with the line of the water softly marked with shadows of the color blue. The sequence appears … Read More
In 1789, during the Revolution and specifically during his imprisonment, architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux started the project for the “Ideal City of Chaux”. Twenty years before that time, in 1775-1778, the architect had designed and built the Royal Saltworks (Les Salines Royales) at Arc-et-Senans in the territory of the massive forest of Chaux, in the region … Read More
Herman Roderick Volz (1904–1990) was a Swiss-American painter, muralist, lithographer, set designer, decorative artist and ceramist. As an advocate for political and civil rights, he often depicted men at work in docks, piers and railroad yards, over the industrial background of San Francisco. Read an “Oral history interview with Herman Volz“, 1964 June 27, Archives … Read More
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