House design generally
So I've had a bit of time on my hands and decided to play around with a new idea for one of my web site pages. As such, the "Before & Afters" page has had a complete overhaul! Rather than the boring old fixed images, you will now find cool slidey things so you [...]
As promised in my previous post, its time to tell you about the next stop on my trip - a small town in south west Pennsylvania called Farmington. Although not particularly famous for anything really, Farmington is one of the towns closest to my all time favourite building...Frank Lloyd-Wright's "Fallingwater" - also known as the Kaufmann House.It [...]
Chicago is a great city to visit if you are at all interested in architecture. Not only are there some amazing buildings to see, but the people of Chicago are really proud of their city and its architecture.The Chicago Architecture Foundation runs some fantastic tours - including a river cruise which we took, up and down the [...]
Before construction on a renovation project starts, most owners have to consider whether they will stay in an untouched part of their home during the renovation or whether they will move out. Although the answer will depend on the size of your renovation, if you are doing more than just a remodel of your second [...]
Hollywood has presented use with some great architectural and urban design ideas over the years. One of the best essays I remember writing back in uni was one comparing the city design depicted in two different movies. So while watching a great Alfred Hitchcock movie a little while ago, I thought of writing this post [...]
