Modernism

Mid-century Modern buildings at which Hoffmann Architects has completed investigation, restoration, and/or rehabilitation projects.
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TY to Bruce Becker for the opportunity to collaborate as exterior envelope consultant on the Hotel Marcel! #brutalist #sustainable #hospitality #ClimateAction #architecture #newhaven #passivehouse Architecture, Hotel Architecture, Marcel Breuer, Bauhaus, Facade Design, Architecture Project, Architecture Plan, Architect, Building
In New Haven, a Landmark Brutalist Building Becomes America’s First Fossil Fuel-Free Hotel
TY to Bruce Becker for the opportunity to collaborate as exterior envelope consultant on the Hotel Marcel! #brutalist #sustainable #hospitality #ClimateAction #architecture #newhaven #passivehouse
So thrilled to participate in giving new life to this #brutalist landmark! Thank you to Becker + Becker for choosing us as building envelope consultant for this amazing adaptive reuse. #PirelliTire #armstrongrubber #hotelmarcel #marcelbreuer #brutalistarchitecture #NewHaven Design, Brutalist Architecture, Facade, Modern Buildings, Midcentury Modern
The retool of an aging Marcel Breuer showstopper takes the high road
So thrilled to participate in giving new life to this #brutalist landmark! Thank you to Becker + Becker for choosing us as building envelope consultant for this amazing adaptive reuse. #PirelliTire #armstrongrubber #hotelmarcel #marcelbreuer #brutalistarchitecture #NewHaven
The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings by Antony Radford Modern Architecture, Inventions, Canada, Architecture Books, Architecture Drawing, Graphic Design Books
The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings
The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings by Antony Radford
AIA: "Communities should have the right and responsibility to decide for themselves what architectural design best fits their needs. That's why we unequivocally oppose the 'Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture' executive order just signed by President Trump." Federal, Modernism, Executive Order, Architect Career, Rights And Responsibilities, Federal Architecture
AIA opposes executive order mandating classical style for federal buildings
AIA: "Communities should have the right and responsibility to decide for themselves what architectural design best fits their needs. That's why we unequivocally oppose the 'Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture' executive order just signed by President Trump."
Slipping this through at the eleventh hour. Executive order signed December 21st. Mid Century, Restoration, Hour
Trump signs executive order mandating classical architecture for D.C. federal buildings
Slipping this through at the eleventh hour. Executive order signed December 21st.
"The GSA appears to have adopted a modernism ban, without any authorization in place. What seemed to be a pipe dream for admirers of classical architecture back in February now looks like procurement policy." - Bloombergy CityLab Neoclassical, Architecture Firm, Public Building, Procurement Process, Built Environment
Trump’s Defeat Didn’t Stop His ‘Ban’ on Modern Architecture
"The GSA appears to have adopted a modernism ban, without any authorization in place. What seemed to be a pipe dream for admirers of classical architecture back in February now looks like procurement policy." - Bloombergy CityLab
So excited to see this project moving forward! Thank you to Bruce Becker of Becker + Becker for including us on the team as building envelope consultant. #pirelli #PirelliTire #longwharf #NewHaven #modernism #marcelbreuer #70sturn50 Landmark, Pirelli, Pirelli Tires, Newhaven, Forward
Iconic Pirelli building’s hotel transformation begins
So excited to see this project moving forward! Thank you to Bruce Becker of Becker + Becker for including us on the team as building envelope consultant. #pirelli #PirelliTire #longwharf #NewHaven #modernism #marcelbreuer #70sturn50
The '70s turn 50 - which means many buildings built in the 1970s may be designated "historic." Time to take another look at the amazingly diverse architecture of the decade. #70sturn50 Kuala Lumpur, Cordoba, Local Architects, San Bernardino, 1970s Architecture, City Hall, Arquitetura
DOCOMOMO prepares for coming decade as 1970s architecture turns 50
The '70s turn 50 - which means many buildings built in the 1970s may be designated "historic." Time to take another look at the amazingly diverse architecture of the decade. #70sturn50
John Waters + #brutalism “I want to level my existing home and build my own brutalist dream house. The neighborhood association would be apoplectic, but what do I care? I want a house that everyone can hate.” York, Films, Cindy Sherman, John Waters, Donald Trump, The Millions, Dinah Shore, Baltimore, Dinah Shore Weekend
John Waters weighs in on Brutalism and “architectural defiance”
John Waters + #brutalism “I want to level my existing home and build my own brutalist dream house. The neighborhood association would be apoplectic, but what do I care? I want a house that everyone can hate.”
ZIPENG ZHU on Instagram: “I ❤️MG @miltonglaserinc  RIP Milton. It was an honor to be in the same elevator with you once. Thank you for the forever and infinite…” Peace, Instagram, Milton, Forever, Thank You, Infinite, Ripped, Peace Gesture, Honor
ZIPENG ZHU on Instagram: “I ❤️MG @miltonglaserinc RIP Milton. It was an honor to be in the same elevator with you once. Thank you for the forever and infinite…”
Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary architecture program, The School of Architecture at Taliesin, will close both its campuses in June, after 88 years teaching Wright's vision for connecting buildings with the natural world. #franklloydwright #taliesin #taliesinwest #endofanera Alvar Aalto, Usonian, Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin, Lloyd, Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin to close
Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary architecture program, The School of Architecture at Taliesin, will close both its campuses in June, after 88 years teaching Wright's vision for connecting buildings with the natural world. #franklloydwright #taliesin #taliesinwest #endofanera
"Love it or hate it, architecture of the 1970s now has another label: historic." #70sturn50 Residential Architecture, 1970s, Residential, Mid-century Modern
The '70s turn 50
"Love it or hate it, architecture of the 1970s now has another label: historic." #70sturn50
Long-vacant #midcentury #newhaven #architecture by Marcel Breuer to be preserved and re-purposed as a hotel, thanks to #architect Bruce Becker. So glad it will no longer be an IKEA billboard! Googie, Historic England, Building Design, Googie Architecture
Marcel Breuer's iconic Pirelli Building will be readapted into hotel
Long-vacant #midcentury #newhaven #architecture by Marcel Breuer to be preserved and re-purposed as a hotel, thanks to #architect Bruce Becker. So glad it will no longer be an IKEA billboard!
#Backtoschool! Time to crack open a meaty book, like one of the absorbing architect biographies on this list by Archinect.  Our top pick: Wendy Lesser's biography of Louis Khan, whose Yale Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art are some of our most beloved #newhavenarchitecture Reading, Louis Kahn, Ahmedabad, Reading Lists, Author, Louis, Indian Institutes Of Management, Personal History
Archinect's Biographical Reading List
#Backtoschool! Time to crack open a meaty book, like one of the absorbing architect biographies on this list by Archinect. Our top pick: Wendy Lesser's biography of Louis Khan, whose Yale Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art are some of our most beloved #newhavenarchitecture
Thinking it might be great to own a Frank Lloyd Wright house? Why you might want to think again... https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/secret-curse-of-owning-a-frank-lloyd-wright-house #franklloydwright #starchitect #realestate #midcentury #modern #architecture Mansions, Ideas, Exterior, Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright Homes, Home Builders, Building A House
The Secret Curse of Owning a Frank Lloyd Wright House
Thinking it might be great to own a Frank Lloyd Wright house? Why you might want to think again... https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/secret-curse-of-owning-a-frank-lloyd-wright-house #franklloydwright #starchitect #realestate #midcentury #modern #architecture
Great piece on WNPR offers Yale School of Architecture Dean Deborah Berke's perspective on Cesar Pelli's contributions to #architecture. #cesarpelli #yale #newhaven School Architecture, Perspective, Cesar, Legacy, Dean, Yale
Yale School of Architecture Dean Reflects On Cesar Pelli’s Life And Legacy
Great piece on WNPR offers Yale School of Architecture Dean Deborah Berke's perspective on Cesar Pelli's contributions to #architecture. #cesarpelli #yale #newhaven
Goodbye to Cesar Pelli, legendary architect and dear friend, whose contributions to the profession stand as his legacy. Our condolences to everyone at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, and to all of our colleagues. Architecture has lost one of the greats. #cesarpelli Osaka, Iconic Buildings, Great Buildings And Structures
Cesar Pelli, Designer of Iconic Buildings Around the World, Dies at 92 (Published 2019)
Goodbye to Cesar Pelli, legendary architect and dear friend, whose contributions to the profession stand as his legacy. Our condolences to everyone at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, and to all of our colleagues. Architecture has lost one of the greats. #cesarpelli
Hippies, Los Angeles, Angeles, International Style, Health, Palm Springs, Wellness Design
Modernist Architects Believed Their Designs Would Make You Healthier | Artsy
Museums, Architect Design, P.e.i, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
I.M. Pei, Architect Of Some Of The World's Most Iconic Structures, Dies At 102
Modernist gems hidden in plain sight - the banks, churches, schools, and apartment buildings of daily living - get their due in the Queens Modern project.   These photos tell the story of Midcentury architecture as people actually lived and experienced it. Queen, New York City, Midcentury Architecture, Queens New York, New York
The unsung modernist treasures of Queens
Modernist gems hidden in plain sight - the banks, churches, schools, and apartment buildings of daily living - get their due in the Queens Modern project. These photos tell the story of Midcentury architecture as people actually lived and experienced it.
Adapting Modernist Landscapes in the Public Realm - AIA|DC, August 28. Landscape Architecture, Public, Public Realm, Landscape, Park
Adapting Modernist Landscapes in the Public Realm | AIA
Adapting Modernist Landscapes in the Public Realm - AIA|DC, August 28.
New Books Explore Definition of Brutalism - Architectural Record, July 2018. Compendiums, Global, Surveys, Distress Signal, Finance, Brutalist, Brutalist Buildings
New Books Explore Definition of Brutalism
New Books Explore Definition of Brutalism - Architectural Record, July 2018.
Big news for New Haven Brutalism fans: Marcel Breuer-designed Pirelli Tire Building, vacant since the '90s, will be reborn as a hotel. - Architect's Newspaper, April 2018. Urban, Ikea, Hotel, Modernist Architects, Architecture Program
Breuer's Pirelli Tire Building will be reborn as a hotel
Big news for New Haven Brutalism fans: Marcel Breuer-designed Pirelli Tire Building, vacant since the '90s, will be reborn as a hotel. - Architect's Newspaper, April 2018.
Why Don't We Save Brutalist Architecture? #Brutalism #Modernism #concrete #demolition Exhibition, Architecture Photography, Photography Exhibition, Gallery
Why don't we save Brutalist architecture?
Why Don't We Save Brutalist Architecture? #Brutalism #Modernism #concrete #demolition
Farewell to one of the greats... Gunnar Birkerts, 1925-2017 Real Estate Articles, Corning Museum Of Glass, Library Of Congress, Oppression, Real Estate Advice, Columbus, Result
Obituary: Gunnar Birkerts, 1925-2017
Farewell to one of the greats... Gunnar Birkerts, 1925-2017
Frank Lloyd Wright turns 150 - celebrate at these events from the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. June 2017. Art Nouveau, Contemporary Art, Patchwork, Inspiration, Frank Lloyd Wright Design, Museum Of Modern Art
Celebrate Wright 150 | Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Frank Lloyd Wright turns 150 - celebrate at these events from the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. June 2017.
25 Lost Treasures -  Too many significant works of architecture from the last 125 years have been demolished or changed so radically as to be unrecognizable. (New Haven Coliseum, pictured.) Architectural Record, Sept. 2016. Garages, New Haven Connecticut, Portico, American Architecture, New Haven, Multi Story Building
25 Lost Treasures
25 Lost Treasures - Too many significant works of architecture from the last 125 years have been demolished or changed so radically as to be unrecognizable. (New Haven Coliseum, pictured.) Architectural Record, Sept. 2016.
17 buildings designed by Le Corbusier added to UNESCO World Heritage List - Building Design+Construction, July 2016 Le Corbusier, Villa
17 buildings designed by Le Corbusier added to UNESCO World Heritage List
17 buildings designed by Le Corbusier added to UNESCO World Heritage List - Building Design+Construction, July 2016
Ford Foundation Atrium - photo credit: maiv mainevni - New York Landmarks Conservancy Interior, Home Décor, Foundation, Atrium
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Ford Foundation Atrium - photo credit: maiv mainevni - New York Landmarks Conservancy
New book from architecture critic and scholar Kenneth Frampton compares Modern architecture icons - great gift for fans of Modernism. Critical Regionalism, Central Idea, Engineering Design, Genealogy, Analysis
A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form
New book from architecture critic and scholar Kenneth Frampton compares Modern architecture icons - great gift for fans of Modernism.