Trinity Church and Boston Public Libary

Finally got a chance to walk about the HH Richardson masterpiece, Trinity Church Boston and most beautiful library ever Boston Public Library. Pics will come to follow. Havent uploaded yet. Another item on the list for visit coming soon is deCordova Sculpture Park. Now with school over I will be able to get those items up for my review.

The inside of the Trinity Church was so dark that the images taken inside the church were very dark. There are some light near the edges of the stained glass windows.

Also there are some pictures of comparisons form the John Hancock tower, architect I. M Pei. I wish I had gotten closer to take a picture of the glass panels on the tower's exterior.

Cape summer home is architectural gem | CapeCodOnline.com

Cape summer home is architectural gem | CapeCodOnline.com

This home is going to be toured next weekend by Peter McMahon and the CC Modern House Trust, Oct 9th.

It would be great to attend this talk and tour.

ICA Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

Friday night was a great night in Boston on the seaport! So many nights I have dreamed of going to the ICA and visiting the art, such as Dr Latka and many others. I was unable to attend. Friday was the night.

The ICA was completed in 2006, by Diller Scofidio & Renfro of New York. It has a cantolever style for the basic structure. I am attaching a couple of pics I took with my phone and a nice picture that I have been looking at for a few months.

The museum surprised me, the open lobby with a huge mural. The large elevator made me want to return again just to have another chance to ride it. We went up to the top floor and it was great, huge and confusing. The major artist I keep thinking about is Sheppard Faire

y. His work is very impressive.

http://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/exhibit/fairey/

The other was some sculpture in 2d using the walls and the ceiling. I was impressed and it gave me a good feeling to explore the space it was resting.

The media room was excellent, fabulous view at night. I am looking forward to coming again in the day to see the harbor and the beautiful harbor and seaport.

Lincoln, Massachusetts, A History of Country Estates and Conservation | Landvest Blog

Visited the Gropius House again but this time the tour was different. The guide spoke with a certain tone and confidence. He also put love into stories I was not aware of happening. His name was Henry Hoover. When the tour had concluded (it went over by 25 minutes, I asked Henry what his background was, he said his father was Henry Hoover Sr an architect. I looked him up and sure enough he was I didnt get much info but Im looking.

Here is one linke I have collected.Lincoln, Massachusetts – A History of Country Estates and Conservation | Landvest Blog

I included some pictures that I took when I visited in Novemeber 2009. It was a wonderful tour and I still think about it and how I wish I could set up my dining room to suit my design needs.

Provincetown Pilgrim Monument

Looking down the center of the tower as we walked up together.

William T. Sears designed the Provincetown Pilgrim Monument in 1910

The name of the tower in Boston is for the Pine Street Inn, it was originally Boston Fire Dept until about 50 years ago. It was designed by Edmund March Wheelwright.

Here are 3 versions of the tower that I have seen. The two in Mass are my pictures and then the one in Italy is not my image. I have enjoyed this tower and walking inside.

The name of the tower in Boston is for the Pine Street Inn, it was originally Boston Fire Dept until about 50 years ago. It was designed by Edmund March Wheelwright.

William T. Sears designed the Provincetown Pilgrim Monument in 1910.

Gaustavino Tiles Ceiling Vaults in Woburn

Gaustavino Factory

Woburn Mass

Raphael Gaustavino.

On a visit to the Gaustavino building that is now a

Construction company I was able to get some interesting information from the company that is now in the building and how they

kept the design and

architecture as a part of their company.

Attached is a virtual tour of the TOCCI Company that was once the Gaustavino Factory. The building itself was a factory for creating the tiles that were helping fireproof new building with ceilings using these tera cotta tiles as the turn of the century but itself was a victim to fire. The only surviving internal pieces are the pictures that are captured in the attached images.

The building did not qualify for the Historic Building preservation because this company, TOCCI had augmented the building too much and it was disqualified. The company was confused by the decision but I was sure that I understood that the changing of the structure and removing some of the important detail disqualified it.

I still appreciate the work and the preservation that they did do that supported the pictures and the gracious tour that they gave to me.

A dormer of a different style was put on the other

side of the building and it disqualified the building for Historic Preservation.

Also the original pediments on the other side of the building were removed and

replaced with triangle windows, this is the other

disqualifying feature change. It created more light in the graphics area

but it took away from the buildings original form.

Sincerely,

Julia McHugh

Movie on Bauhaus

http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,50202217001_1939505,00.html

Watch lit later when you have more time.

Going to John Johansen Lecture at PAAM tonight

The Restless Creative Spirit: the Life and Work of John M. Johansen
Tuesday, July 27, 7pm
In conjunction with the exhibition Gathering: Art about Architects at PAAM (June 25-August 29, 2010)
John M. Johansen was born in New York City in 1916, studied architecture at Harvard University under Walter Gropius, and went on to become one of the preeminent American architects of the modern era. Now retired from practice and a resident of Wellfleet, MA, he has devoted himself to the development of a visionary architecture based on scientific discovery. His far-reaching creative practice includes painting, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry design, and songwriting. He has also written a number of books, includingJohn M. Johansen: A Life on the Continuum of Modern Architecture and Nanoarchitecture: A New Species of Architecture.
In his lecture, Johansen will discuss the major buildings of his Modern Movement period, and present his experimental concepts in illustrating advancing building technologies. Johansen will also show video of his animated buildings – structures that will actually grow in the next century. Signed copies of his DVD will be available for purchase.
http://archiseek.com/2010/1964-united-states-embassy-northumberland-road-dublin/

Defining Stucco

As taken from nps.gov's Preservation Brief on Stucco:

Stucco has been used since ancient times. Still widely used throughout the world, it is one of the most common of traditional building materials. Up until the late 1800's, stucco, like mortar, was primarily lime-based, but the popularization of portland cement changed the composition of stucco, as well as mortar, to a harder material. Historically, the term "plaster" has often been interchangeable with "stucco"; the term is still favored by many, particularly when referring to the traditional lime-based coating. By the nineteenth century "stucco," although originally denoting fine interior ornamental plasterwork, had gained wide acceptance in the United States to describe exterior plastering. "Render" and "rendering" are also terms used to describe stucco, especially in Great Britain. Other historic treatments and coatings related to stucco in that they consist at least in part of a similarly plastic or malleable material include: parging and pargeting, wattle and daub, "cob" or chalk mud, pise de terre, rammed earth, briquete entre poteaux or bousillage, half-timbering, and adobe. All of these are regional variations on traditional mixtures of mud, clay, lime, chalk, cement, gravel or straw. Many are still used today.

More info below

http://www.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/brief22.htm#Historical%20Background

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Doric Glossary on architecture

http://www.doric-column.com/glossary_classical_architecture.html

This is a great source that dont want to lose and need to access no matter what computer

I am on.

http://www.doric-column.com/glossary_classical_architecture.html

Saugus Iron works, Technology for building

Visit the Saugus Iron works it is a reproduction of the first Iron works in the US.

http://www.nps.gov/sair/index.htm

I would like to go to the location, take pics and explain the workings and the technical impact on architecture in US.

Frank Lloyd Wright in NH

http://architecture.about.com/od/museumstravel/qt/newhampshire.htm

Found a FLW in NH Id like to go there soon. I didnt want to lose the information so this is just the next few things Id like to get down and visit.

Google Talk today

At work today a guy who attended Googles IO 2010 gave an overview of the info. It was very good and he had lots of files. Here is the link from Google on the talk about Chrome and HTML 5. I am going to post more later.

http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions/developing-with-html5.html

On July 12th Im starting my first course on American Architecture. Its going to be great. I have had the text book for months now so this is going to be great. I'll be putting up the new information as I get it. Later this month maybe I will be going back to MIT and visiting the Stata Building.

Dali Museum

Visited the Dali museum in St Peterburg FLA last week. It was a quick visit but when I got there I realized that the collection is on one person and therefore an hour visit is just about right. Actually getting there was the excitement. I had been on business in Tampa and just had enough time to swing over in the afternoon for a quick visit to St Pete before jumping on the plane home to Boston.

I found the sketches from his early life to be amazing. My friend mentioned something that stuck in my mind for days and now a week later. He sketched and painted like he was creating a full animation. I didnt take the narrated tour but instead viewed from the end to the beginning. His beginnings were very basic for an artists. Landscapes and portraits. He painted and sketched his own life. Later in his life he would do more intense compositions that were very deep and confusing. Although the man narrating seemed to have some insight on his life when I heard them talk, I see a man that had a strong wife that was part of his work and 2 best friends that also particiapted in his work and his life. I was almost jealous. I wanted relationships like that but are not even close.

There were design pieces such as telephones, sculpture, dishes, forks and then 6 magnificent storytelling murals that needed a special room to show them. It was amazing. I was very impressed but also this gave some insight to how this man worked and thought. In the future I will give him more focus and I am now interested in who he was.

It was worth the trip to see the museum and the area. Actually I took the wrong exit off the highway and saw more than I bargained. The area is nice but then it was not so nice.

I cant tell. Im looking forward to reading more about this art figure.

Visit to MIT Campus and some of the architecture

This weekend I had the experience of visiting the MIT campus just to see the Saarinen Architecture. First I visited the MIT Chapel. I had heard that it was "not very inspirational" by an architecture group that visited.

They were wrong. I felt it was more inspirational than the National Cathedral in DC. I visited the cathedral about a month ago.

The details that inspired me about the MIT chapel were: the water around the outside that I would soon find out that is reflected or projected on the walls inside the chapel as it made beautiful water motion. The entrance is very interesting. The doors open automatically and the mechanism seems old but functional. The left hallway goes to the chapel doors. As you step into the chapel a beautiful sculpture by Harry Bertoia compels you to go closer to see how it could be catching light and looking like a waterfall. It is actually pieces of metal that are strung from a beautiful opening in ceiling. The natural light makes the chapel seem magical or very spiritual. The next building on the campus that was able to tour was the Auditorium. What a beautiful piece of architecture. It seems as though it is suspended in air. The heavy looking roof seems to float on the glass panels of the sides. It reminds me of an egg shell on top of a paper cup or a small glass. As you walk inside, lucky I was able to find a door, the lobby is beautiful. You can see what the shape from the outside can create a beautiful entrance to a multifaceted building. There was a few auditorium. There is a small auditorium or as it was called the little auditorium. As I went downstairs to use the ladies room jazz music was being played someplace in the building and being pumped through the vents it seemed as I walked around. It was a Brubeck style and it helped the experience.

Difficult month, more than I can say. This weekend I am visiting the MIT complex to view a few buildings that I am excited about. The Saarinen buildings, auditorium and the chapel. The baker house and the Strata center. There are so many pieces of public are on the campus. Cant wait!

VitaHaus

Here is something I need to use later for designing. I am so amazed with the style of this architecture.

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/herzog_meuron/vitrahaus/vitrahaus.html

This course that I am in now I have used this concept for a 5 houses in one complex. I know it is going to inspire.

3DS Max Pencil Tutorial

Dont have time to do it but I can do it after class or to improve this animation.

http://adobeperson.com/3ds-max/3d-model-max-studio-pencil-tutorial-in-3d-max

I think the person did a great job.

Last weekend was great, visiting the Cape, driving the National Seashore, walking around Provincetown and sleeping seaside in Truro. I couldnt have been happier. The Gips Krups House visit was a good one. After some outside time, sun and homework I'll post some details but I had a nice tour. I'll be visiting the Cape again soon and am looking forward to the Truro Vineyards stop. Write up more later.

How inspirational. I am at work but found this so cool design link.
http://www.vitra.com/en-gb/campus/
I have read something of this and now I have the link for myself for later.
More tonight.

Weekend of thinking and running around

Hi

Because my homework and the fact that I have had some amazing company this weekend, need to post some ideas for today and more later.

The architecture and design I have reviewed amazing.

I want to go to MIT soon. Eeros Saarinen and the designs on MIT have inspired me (for school and for life).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Simmons_Hall,_MIT,_Cambridge,_Massachusetts.JPG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MIT_Kresge_Auditorium.jpg

so much more on MIT.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Information from Answers.com

Tomorrow is the trip to Harvard I hope.

Ok off to bed.

:)

Moon Hill Lexington Mass -- TAC Gropius

As I study and research homes considered Modernist, I wonder if I could live in one of these homes. Lately I have wanted to rent the house in Wellfleet,

http://www.ccmht.org/walling.html

It would cost me the price of a large TV but I really would like the experience. There is a wonderful webpage that I found on, The Architect's Collaborative,group,

http://www.lexingtonjanovitz.com/modern.

http://modernmass.blogspot.com/

The homes are located in Lexington Mass.

There has been so many times that I wanted to take my lunch looking for this area. If you follow the link that I have provide on Moon Hill you will see that the Real Estate person who created the page is a fan and collected a very nice grouping of info. There is also a link for Modernist Massachusetts I like and seems associated somehow.

I have just linked to a very cool link for a building that has been saved in Gettysburg Virginia.

This is a nice building and the plans are amazing!

http://www.mission66.com/cyclorama/index.html

This includes many of the building plans. I have learned so much from the designers before us.

Modernist information on the web -- Collecting

Lately I have been collecting links from reading and then losing them or not remembering, being at another computer and many other reasons. This is frustrating so posting them to Facebook has helped. When on Facebook I end up sharing them with people I dont think I want seeing them.

This place, Interests of the day, will be the new place to keep some of the thoughts that have been collecting. This week later can refer to them. Years ago, I would have kept a journal but life and times have changes. Give this a try maybe something that can help me keep writing . . . again. Writing here seems private :P.

I am feeling better about it. Below is an important link on, Moon Hill Lexington. I think that I will go there today.

http://www.10moonhill.com/

Nice collection of information. In particular I am looking for a quote by Walter Gropius about collaborating.

Next Monday Lecture Harvard GSD

During the search this weekend for architecture and looking at historical images of moderist homes, I checked back to the Cape Cod Modern House Trust blog, it had been updated! It was amazing I have been checking on this webpage for months using it as a link to the many homes being reviewed, they had an update. It was amazing. The architect that has been leading the program and finished the Hugel/Gips House was speaking at the very school that Walter Gropius had been the director. I could not only go to the campus of Harvard School of Design but I would understand the topic. Next monday I will be on campus with my camera and attend a lecture on the Modernists homes on Cape Cod. Its been a great weekend for Designers . . . Me.

Interests of yesterday -- Provincetown and Truro

Last night I was reading about architecture instead of doing my 3D homework. As I searched the world to find our more and more information on the works of great modernists in the United States past and present. A link that was from the Modern Cape Cod.com site http://www.moderncapecod.com/LOOKING1.html and I found. Life Magazines pictures. I searched and searched for information on the buildings that I have been studying. The pictures were wonderful but I couldnt exactly find the ones that I imagined from the 1940s and 1950s with Eros Saarinan and others I am studying. I found this wonderful pic.

http://www.life.com/image/82500640

http://www.life.com/image/50707783

http://www.life.com/image/50707786

O the reason this is so important I will be staying on the strip of land shown known as Shore Roads "Beach Point". Oceanside with family and friends. Sipping wine, enjoying arts (including a talk by John Johansen July 27th at the PAAM. I am dreaming of it every day. Last night I actually did dream of it.

This is a nice area for me to put down some of my research on the Arts of my choosing.

The next topic Id like to share is the Guggenhiem, NYC, Museums, Modernists, New England.

Today I am joining, Cape Cod Modern House Trust to help with the next project, the Hatch House.http://www.ccmht.org/houseimages/hallhatch1.jpg