Tag: architecture

  • Gothic Past: A visual archive of medieval Ireland

    Gothic Past is an open-access resource of over 3000 images for the study of medieval Irish architecture and sculpture. You can search the site or browse by tag, collection or online exhibition. It is part of a research project in the Department of History of Art and Architecture, Trinity College Dublin.

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  • Neutra’s Kronish House update: Beverly Hills’ new historic preservation ordinance approved

    This past summer we mentioned that Richard Neutra’s Kronish House could be set for demolition — a move fought by Neutra’s son Dion among others. This week the Beverly Hills City Council voted not only to set new rules for demolishing or altering structures at least 45 years old and designed by a “city-recognized architect,”…

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  • Faculty publication #2: Ernst L. Freud, Architect, by Volker Welter

    The second book to be launched in our department this month is Ernst L. Freud, Architect: The Case of the Modern Bourgeois Home, by Volker Welter, UCSB architectural historian.  In addition to being a prolific architect, primarily domestic architecture, Freud was the son of Sigmund Freud. Congratulations, Prof. Welter!

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  • Fisk University and the Stieglitz Collection: The ruling, appealed

    UPDATE: Over a year ago we reported that Fisk University wanted to sell a half share of their Alfred Stieglitz Collection to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AK to raise general operational money. While contested by Attorney General  Robert E. Cooper, Jr., the University was allowed to proceed but was told it…

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  • Most recent additions to ARTstor

    These collections have been added to ARTstor’s Digital Library: Contemporary Architecture, Urban Design, and Public Art (ART on FILE Collection): 1,000 of contemporary architecture in Shanghai, including the Expo 2010 Shanghai (this last installment completes the total 13,033 images from ART on FILE) Smith College Museum of Art: 1,000 images of works from the museum’s…

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  • Neutra’s Kronish House to be demolished?

    Rumor has it that Richard Neutra’s Kronish House in Beverly Hills may be headed for demolition very soon. It is unclear whether a permit has been filed yet to raze the 6,891 square foot house off of Sunset Boulevard that was built in 1955 for real estate developer Herbert Kronish. However, the house is currently for sale…

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