While we're on the subject of romantic getaways, I have another one for you-- but before you even consider this one, make sure your special someone doesn't mind the cold. The photos of the Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada tell it all.…
Continue Reading →Franklin Azzi Architecture, which is a Paris based firm, just finished two projects in Tokyo for French fashion designer Bali Barret, and they're not to be missed. The first is called the Red Bunker, typifying the numerous bunkers that were…
Continue Reading →I popped by the Some Assembly Required exhibit at the Yale Art and Architecture Gallery while I was in New Haven, CT yesterday (don't ask). I can't give the exhibit two thumbs up, so if you're thinking of making a…
Continue Reading →Architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus are responsible for this gorgrous (yet simple) design. The Simple House lies on the Alentejo Coast in Portugal, and like many of the dwellings in that region, it's simple in form, in a way…
Continue Reading →Eva Harlou is a Copenhagen, Denmark based architect who has some serious talent. She designs small and large scale buildings for both commercial and residential application, and is proficient with both interior and exterior design. Since graduating from the Aarhus…
Continue Reading →While it is not statistically likely that you -- a loyal JoshSpear.com reader -- live in a trailer, these abodes serve an important role in our society. With ever-increasing wage and wealth disparities in our economy, many American families look…
Continue Reading →A quick update on Andrew Gellar's Pearlroth House for all the modern architecture fans out there. Demolition on the 70's additions to the construction took place last week-- now for the first time in over 30 years the original double-diamond…
Continue Reading →There I was planning my bank holiday weekend trip to the coast to check out this great Beach Cafe only to find out that it wont be ready until the New Year, check out the pictures of the structure being…
Continue Reading →Vernor Panton has been designing with precision and grace for a long time-- and before his death dabbled in everything from architecture to furniture and lighting. His Globe lamp, originally released in 1969, became available again in 2004, and is…
Continue Reading →Big-Game has taken inspiration from dirty, chaotic, construction sites, to create the true to name Building Site Lamp. The lamp, traditionally designed to illuminate work sites, has been refitted with a smooth, continuous stainless or gold-plated steel tube, and geometric…
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