Apartment Therapy LA (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Today's Los Angeles Times Home and Garden feature story focuses on the provenance of the fountain in a Los Angeles home. Hidden behind a large wall, the house in the Beverly Crest neighborhood has lo
Land+Living (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
"A rare Luis Barragán fountain at an L.A. home? Maybe." [PHOTOS] (via LA Times)
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Editor's Note: Stephen Suess stymies attempts at a simple bio, having been at various points in his life an Architect, Film Student, Bartender, Web Worker, and VP of Technology. Stephen is currently a writer and blogger ( satoristephen.com ) on a spiritual journey. Luis Barragán is widely regarded as the most influential architect Mexico ever produced. During his life he struggled to unite a modernist...
Gridskipper (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Mexico's capital, best known locally as Distrito Federal, is full of attractions. There's the famous Frida Kahlo museum, architect Luis Barragan's house, and, of course, the mariachi band--ridden Plaza Garibaldi. And then there are its excellent tacos, mole and sangrita. But one of Mexico City's best-kept secrets is its many rooftop bars. Given the city's comfortable climate and lack of oppressive...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
Click here to watch or download from BBC iPlayerAs you know, it’s an implacable law of TV that every successful series – however much of a one-off it seemed – must have a sequel. So it is that Dan Cruickshank’s Around the World in 80 Treasures has now been followed by Monty Don’s Around the World in 80 Gardens (BBC2).Monty’s rationale here is that “a really good way to understand a culture is through...
Sramana Mitra on Strategy (Free subscription) | 09/30/2007
I felt like doing another set of Designs that Move posts. So here are a few designs by Mexican architect Luis Barragan. “Beauty - the invincible difficulty that the philosophers have in defining the meaning of this word is unequivocal proof of its ineffable mystery.” Luis Barragán, Tlalpan Chapel, Mexico City “In the gardens and homes designed by [...]
et alli. (Free subscription) | 09/01/2007
Feuilleton ~~~~~~~~~~ 'Saving Senator Craig By: Ben Smith and Lisa Lerer Aug 31, 2007 07:33 PM EST At what point did the damage to Senator Larry Craig's political career become, well, uncontrollable? Was it when he allegedly tapped the foot...
