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The magnificent Peacock Room, decorated by James McNeill Whistler in 1876-77 for wealthy London shipowner Frederick Leyland, quickly became one of the most controversial, celebrated, and scandalous rooms in the world. Now on permanent display at the Freer... [ More...]
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This book is a history of the columnar forms before they became the Classical orders in the pages of Vignola's Rule of the Five Orders (1562).
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Doors are prominent and essential elements of all buildings. They pave the way into and out of a building. Thus, doors are simultaneously an article of daily use and an explicit statement of the homeowner. They can serve as an invitation just as well as a
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Guy Lowell toured Italy in the early 20th century, recording great rural villas and farmhouses. His photographs and drawings were released in two massive volumes in 1920, when the rage was on to recreate traditional Mediterranean architecture. The rage is
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What goes into a home? For Karim Rashid, the dynamic young product and interior design guru, a living room is accented with a combustible mixture of hot pinks and iridescent orange. The Connecticut home of David Easton, one of the reigning kings of... [ More...]
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Wood Planks and Oriental Rugs weren’ t the only floor coverings found in America’ s old houses. In fact, a rich array of floor treatments have been used<->from brick, tile and linoleum to mats and floorcloths, from rag rugs to ingrain, embroidered... [ More...]
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"Sullivanesque" offers a visual and historical tour of a unique but often overlooked facet of modern American architecture derived from Louis Sullivan. Highly regarded in architecture for inspiring the Chicago School and the Prairie School, Sullivan was an... [ More...]
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