Think of Grete Schütte-Lihotzky as the mother of today's hypermodern
prefab kitchen styles. In the mid-1920s, Germany was struggling to meet
affordable housing needs, and kitchens in general were dank, crowded
hubs of family ...READ»
Think of Grete Schütte-Lihotzky as the mother of today's hypermodern
prefab kitchen styles. In the mid-1920s, Germany was struggling to meet
affordable housing needs, and kitchens in general were dank, crowded
hubs of family ...READ»
Want to see how an innovative city of the future is created? Join us for our Fast Cities panel on June 29 at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. A variety of speakers, including Fast Company's own Jeff Chu, William McAvoy, Director of ...READ»
Just when you thought -- or at least hoped -- the Automobile Age was sputtering to its inglorious end, China went and planned itself a car museum.READ»
Many business travelers have experienced guilt because they are not, shall we say, "carpe"-ing the "diem"? Fortunately, my business travels frequently take me to the south of France — actually, to Provence, where Amadeus ...READ»
In the world of strange bedfellows, YouTube and the Guggenheim would surely be the couple most likely to take the cake. Yet the museum has turned to the video-hosting site to source its creative talent for ¡ts forthcoming biennale of ...READ»
One upside of a down economy: Museums are getting more popular. In 2009, 57% of U.S. museums saw an uptick in attendance, and the industry is looking to social media to keep the trend going. "By engaging people online, we can inspire ...READ»
The Museum of Contemporary Art in L.A. has just quietly reverted to a 30-year-old logo which was designed by icons Ivan Chermayeff & Tom Geismar. What's up with that?READ»
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one...and lucky Tucson homeowners and their guests can enjoy the plethora of exhibits that realistically re-create the ...READ»
Andre Kikoski, who was brave enough to take on the challenge of designing a restaurant within Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece museum, the Guggenheim, was just named the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award winner for Outstanding ...READ»
The Greater Phoenix metropolitan area has long been considered to be a wonderful place for people of all ages to call home, encompassing some 2,000 square miles and more than 20 incorporated cities and towns. Located in a valley, the ...READ»
Art aficionados who own a Phoenix condo, home or other residential or commercial real estate near downtown, are in luck: the Phoenix Art Museum boasts a vast collection including more than 18,000 works spanning such artistic areas as ...READ»
Portland has long been lauded for its farmers markets, but in February, the city welcomed a new high-tech tool to bring large-scale, farm-fresh foods to city hospitals, public schools, corporate cafeterias -- even Oregon state ...READ»
This, folks, is a little snippet of the future: Tate Liverpool, one of Europe's premier art museums, has teamed up with an innovative virtual merchandise startup to promote an upcoming Picasso show with virtual iPhone gifts. The idea ...READ»
A new MoMA show will focus on the communication between people and objects, as enabled by design. In that spirit, the curators have opened up their process to the public.READ»
There are a number of reasons that all across the City of Tucson homes, land and real estate, including the outlying foothills, are so eagerly sought after by families, individuals and those enjoying an active, high-end retirement ...READ»
Today's New York Times reports on the high "price of admission" to serve on some of the most prestigious cultural boards in New York City, with some requiring give/gets (the combination of what a board member contributes and raises) ...READ»
Surprise, surprise! The Pritzker committee makes history by awarding architecture's top honors to its first male-and-female duo, designers of NYC's iconic museum and the Rolex Learning Center in Switzerland.READ»
After his dream for a museum in the Presidio went nowhere, Gap founder Don Fisher turned his 1,100-piece contemporary art collection over to SFMOMA. It'll make SFMOMA into an art-world force on the level of MOMA or the Tate Modern, and as such, it'll need its own flashy new box.READ»
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