Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Nov 28, 2012

Tiffany-designed church interior a Baltimore landmark candidate

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Louis Comfort Tiffany (Baltimore Sun) More than a few East Coast buildings contain a Tiffany stained-glass window or two. But one struc...
Jun 14, 2012

Flag Day

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(LoC) - On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issu...
May 3, 2012

A Country’s Attic, on Display: ‘House & Home’ Opens at the National Building Museum

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(NYTimes) WHAT makes a house a home? The lives lived in it, of course. The relationship between people and their homes, sometimes passiona...
Nov 12, 2011

Albert Ruger: Pioneering panoramic map artist

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(LoC) Pioneering panoramic map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899 in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the ...
Jun 10, 2011

York College lauded for Kings Mill Depot renovation

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York, PA (YDR) At one point in the more than 100-year history of the Kings Mill Depot, the building was a storage place for hundreds of poun...
Dec 7, 2010

A Christmas gallery from the Library of Congress (part 1)

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A Christmas gallery from the Library of Congress (part 1)
Nov 12, 2010

Albert Ruger: Pioneering panoramic map artist

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(LoC) Pioneering panoramic map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899 in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the ...
Aug 5, 2010

On 2 Historic Roads, Renovation Encroaches on Preservation

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(NYTimes) Two historic highways on opposite side of the continent, the Pasadena Freeway in Southern California and the Merritt Parkway in Co...
Jun 26, 2010

On the Boardwalk

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(LoC) On June 26, 1870, the first section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk opened along the New Jersey beach. ... Alexander Boardman, a railro...
Jun 20, 2010

Thomas Viaduct celebrates its 175th anniversary in July

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(Baltimore Sun) ... The object of their veneration is the majestic Thomas Viaduct, the 704-foot-long, eight-arched, stone Baltimore and Ohio...
Jun 16, 2010

Baltimore Museum of Art unveils $24 million renovation plan

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(Baltimore Sun) Baltimore Museum of Art leaders unveiled plans on Tuesday to complete a $24 million renovation in time for the institution...
Apr 30, 2010

1939’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ Shaped Our Today

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(Wired) The New York World’s Fair of 1939 and 1940 promised visitors they would be looking at the “World of Tomorrow.” Not everything they s...
Feb 24, 2010

Art of Mourning

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(artofmourning) Welcome to Art of Mourning, a dedication to mourning, memorial and sentimental jewellery, funeralia and art. Each area is co...
Dec 7, 2009

Do You See a Pattern? An architectural theorist who has inspired smart-growth advocates, counterculture DIY-ers, and computer programmers.

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(Witold Rybczynski) ... Alexander argued that the standardized, mass-produced way in which buildings are designed and built today is wronghe...
Nov 26, 2009

Dawn of the Dead Mall

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(Change Observer) ... Good riddance to bad rubbish, some say. In the comment thread to the November 12, 2008, Newsweek article, “Is the Mall...
Nov 12, 2009

Albert Ruger: Pioneering panoramic map artist

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(LoC) Pioneering panoramic map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899 in Akron, Ohio. Ruger was born in Prussia and emigrated to the ...
Oct 2, 2009

Fountains of dismay greet ‘Gandhi pen’

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(Financial Times) The Swiss penmaker Montblanc, in a jarring attempt to raise its profile in India, has unveiled a gold-and-silver fountain...
Sep 24, 2009

Mother of Reinvention: Chanel’s Life and Works Continue to Inspire Others

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(NYTimes) ... Her seminal designs — from the little black dresses and “poor boy” jersey pullovers to the braid- trimmed bouclé collarless ja...

The bottle cap man

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"The website for those that collect crowns commonly referred to as bottle caps. You will find this to be a fascinating hobby with a wid...
Sep 23, 2009

Seed catalogs from the Smithsonian

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"The Smithsonian Institution Libraries have a unique trade catalog collection that includes about 10,000 seed and nursery catalogs dati...