Isabelle Hayeur was tired of seeing the wonderfully beautiful, if not slowly decaying, Vancouver architecture constantly be demolished by uninspired real estate developers. In the darker streets of Canada’s home of the 2010 Olympics, she sparks the imagination of visitors with her piece, Fire with Fire. The fire-lit windows intend… Read more »
They’re everywhere. On walls, in the sidewalk, on bridges, in parks and on statues. Bronze plaques commemorating somebody or something are familiar and friendly elements of the streetscape. Easy to overlook, and sometimes boring to read, these cast metal panels tell the stories of a place’s past. Who did what… Read more »
Demonstrating that graphic design can be ‘built in’ to a building, this huge, architecturally integrated address on the new Caltrans District 7 headquarters building in Los Angeles is one of our favorite signs. Not only does it dramatically state the address, the sign forms the artistic focal point of the… Read more »
With a little help from Macy’s, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. You gotta’ believe.
We get a lot of professional design magazines – graphics, architecture, product design, exhibit design, but one of our favorites is the consumer publication Metropolis. This architecture and design-centric publication is always interesting, topical, well edited and makes design accessible not only to the public, but to us professionals as… Read more »
A new design in escalators elevates moving-stairs from humdrum shoelace-catchers to the unique and useful stair of the future. Designed by Professor Jack Levy at the City University of London, these stairs are no longer restricted to boring, straight verticals. They curve and twist along any course you choose. This link to… Read more »
For lovers of Mid-Century Modern architecture, Palm Springs is a Mecca, showcasing many buildings from the movement’s great architects. Richard Neutra, E. Stewart Williams, Albert Frey and Donald Wexler are a few who helped shape this California desert community’s early architectural development. For those interested in a crash course in… Read more »
Okay, it’s really in Santa Monica. But as an entrance to a unique and energetic place — the pier — in a colorful seaside city, this 1940’s commercial archway has become an inadvertent regional icon.
There are many things about cities that make them memorable to us; shopping centers, restaurants, museums, parks or simply good friends. The city of North Hollywood has many notable qualities but nothing makes it more memorable to me than their city gateway. With so many EGD studios in Los Angeles,… Read more »
Where can we escape the city’s incessant drone; where bright streets are contrasted by dark alleys of fitful twilight. I found a space, off my beaten path, which always holds a welcoming quiet – the cathedrals of the city. Be it St. Patrick’s in New York, the Cathedral of Our Lady of… Read more »