The 1174 Canterbury Cathedral Fire: An Architectural Phoenix
The 1174 Canterbury Cathedral Fire: An Architectural Phoenix Smoke, thick and acrid, choked the Kentish sky on the fifth of September, 1174. It began...
The Strange Connection Between Brutalist Architecture and Soviet Propaganda
The Strange Connection Between Brutalist Architecture and Soviet Propaganda A concrete postcard from 1971 shows a family, smiling, standing on a pris...
Philip Johnson's Glass House: A Transparent Revolution in 1949
Philip Johnson's 1949 Glass House redefined modern architecture with its radical transparency, challenging privacy norms and blending nature with dome...
Buckminster Fuller’s Montreal Biosphere: The Dome That Defined an Era
Buckminster Fuller’s Montreal Biosphere, a 76-meter geodesic marvel from Expo 67, redefined architecture as a fusion of efficiency and awe, now a sust...
From Bauhaus to Biosphère: How Expo 67 Montreal Redefined Geodesic Dome Design
R. Buckminster Fuller’s Montreal Biosphere, a 76m geodesic dome built for Expo 67, redefined architecture with radical efficiency, surviving fire and ...