Archaeologists in England have uncovered a site thought to be linked to the famous Stonehenge. This “little sister” henge, located just 2.8km away along the River Avon, was dubbed Bluestonehenge since it was originally constructed of 25 blue Preseli stones. It is believed this riverain connection marked a funerary processional route from Bluestonehenge toward Stonehenge.…
The Urban Simulation Team at UCLA is working on some really interesting projects that recreate environments at levels from satellite imagery to the finest details, and even video tours. Their biggest project is Virtual LA, an attempt to recreate the entire Los Angeles area, which will have numerous uses for architects and urban planners. Other…
A lot of new material was added to MDID over the summer and in preparation for Fall courses. Some of the new material includes: over 450 images of architecture (including plans and drawings), city plans and environmental installations from Asia, Europe and North America 100 images of early landscape photography 600 images of Chinese painting…
ARTstor and the Museum of Modern Art have collaborated to add over 1,400 works from the permanent collection. This addition enhances two other MOMA collections in ARTstor: the Exhibition Installation Photograph Collection from the MOMA archives (over 16,000 images), and the Architecture and Design Collection (nearly 7,000 images). Read more about these collections and the…
An article in yesterday’s LA Times reports that several houses by important architects are for sale or have recently sold in the Los Angeles area. The most noteworthy is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House, the location of several recent movie shoots, which is on the market for $15 million. If that’s out of your range,…