Articles by Diana Lind

Dairy House

Skene Catling de la Pe'a combines sustainability and seduction at the Dairy House in Somerset, England

April 1, 2008

The new buzz words of the 21st century—“organic,” “ecofriendly,” “sustainable”—have inundated today’s architectural vocabulary despite their indifference to definition.

Wrecking Ball to Swing on Johnson's Ball House?

Diana Lind

January 29, 2008

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Philip Johnson was perhaps the most famous of the Harvard Five and the only one of these noted mid-century Modernists whose entire residential oeuvre remains standing. That might soon change. The New Canaan Historical Review Committee’s demolition delay on his 1953 Alice Ball House, in New Canaan, Connecticut, expires today. Photos courtesy Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation Located on one of New Canaan’s ritziest streets, the 1,700-square-foot Alice Ball House was designed by Philip Johnson and was finished in 1953 (top). It features 10-foot ceilings, glass-enclosed living areas, and private bedroom and service areas (above). Related Links: Philip Johnson's Glass

Waiting for Godot in New Orleans

Diana Lind

October 22, 2007

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When Paul Chan visited New Orleans for the first time in November 2006, the digital media and video artist expected to hear the sound of jackhammers and to see evidence of post-Katrina progress. He instead witnessed a far different scene: “The streets were still, as if time had been swept away along with the houses. Friends said the city now looks like the backdrop for a bleak science fiction movie. ... I realized it didn’t look like a movie set, but the stage for a play I have seen many times. It was unmistakable. The empty road. The bare tree

Glacier Loft

In Lucerne, Switzerland, Gus Wustemann forms the crystalline Glacier loft, turning a dark attic luminous.

Diana Lind

September 3, 2007

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It’s every architect’s fantasy—getting carte blanche from a client. “It was excellent, and the first time for me,” Gus Wustemann says with evident glee, recalling how a couple contacted him after seeing his work in magazines, and offered complete creative license.

Brooklyn Designs

Diana Lind

July 1, 2007

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Standouts at the show, now in its fifth year, pushed the limits of traditional categories such as children’s furniture and wallpaper.

Rotterdam Biennale Opens Next Week

Diana Lind

May 16, 2007

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What is the future of our cities and what role will architects and urban designers play in it? The 2007 International Architectural Biennale of Rotterdam (IABR), which runs from May 24 to September 2, seeks to answer these questions through a series of exhibitions that explore the theme of “Power: Producing the Contemporary City.” This year’s IABR, the third such event, is being curated by the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam, a renowned post-doctoral program for architects and city planners. Vedran Mimica, who heads the Berlage curatorial team, explains that his group wants the IABR to serve “the new generation of

Casa Poli

Atop a jagged cliff in coastal Chile, Pezo von Ellrichshausen sets Casa Poli, a great concrete cube, evoking a block of porous stone

Diana Lind

April 1, 2007

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Casa Poli is only a 30-mile drive from Chile’s second-largest city, Concepción, midway down the country’s coast, but it feels perched at the edge of the world: a place with limitless ocean views, a soundtrack provided by wind and pelicans, and no other human beings within eyeshot, except for local fishermen in boats, hundreds of feet offshore.

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