Posts tagged architecture
BMoxies 2nd Ever Photo Week – Day 3 (Mad Pads – The Underworld Edition)
4July 27, 2011
Although historical intrigue is the primary attraction of the Lemp Brewery, the lesson learned from utilizing underground storage is not insignificant. Nearby, there are currently residential homes and commercial businesses that are built sub-surface -- realizing significant energy benefits. With a steady temperature between 54-57 degreees in most caves, only a small amount of heating and cooling is required to provide a good climate for living or storage. [ . . . ]
BMoxies 1st Ever Photo Week – Day 3 (Great Tubes of Caulk in the Sky)
9July 20, 2011
by jb
in In the 'Hood
An RPM International company, Dap Products, Inc. is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. They are a leading manufacturer of caulks, sealants and adhesives. Just a half an hour drive from their offices in the trendy Canton area of Baltimore, you'll find one of the company's two manufacturing plants. Rather striking from the highway, the complex's six large branded silos. They rise from among the plant's main buildings and are shaped fittingly enough like, well . . . giant tubes of caulk. [ . . . ]
BMoxies 1st Ever Photo Week – Day 2 (the Polyester of Brick)
15July 19, 2011
Generically known as "formstone" a sort of "stamped stucco" remains on the street-facing exterior of many (row)homes in Baltimore, Maryland. It was applied widely from the 1930s to the 1960s. But as many of Baltimore's urban areas experienced renewal in the late '90s-early '00s it became the norm to remove the now/then archaic finish. I have heard it said that formstone spread as wildly as a band-aid fix for the "cheap brick" used in the construction of many rowhomes. Rumor has it that some of these homes, built in the early part of the 20th century, employed brick salvaged from Baltimore's Fire of 1904. [ . . . ]
Anulfo Baez :: Mexico, Margaritas, and Modernism
11May 5, 2011
When one hears Latin America, most of us certainly do not think “Modern architecture.” But in 1955, Henry Russell Hitchcock shed much light on architecture in Latin America with the exhibition Modern Architecture in Latin America since 1945 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Hitchcock made it clear with this exhibition that Latin America was ahead of the U.S.A, in particular, in the areas of university campus design and public housing[1]. The exhibition proved to be a tremendous success in showcasing many groundbreaking modernist designs in Latin America. It encouraged scholarship on the subject which resulted in many publications by several Latin American authors and architects (most publications are in Spanish and some have been translated into other languages). [ . . . ]
Ronique Gibson :: My Goal is to Help you Love Your Home
10November 4, 2010
In September 2010, I decided to take on my writing career full time and I now contribute content to home designer's blogs, office supply web sites, and manage social media campaigns for clients. I still love architecture, but my true calling has been writing about architecture, interiors, and interacting with home owners on a daily basis. [ . . . ]
