Julius Shulman's Visual Acoustics, Gang on Chicago's future, Sean Keller at iSpace for CAC - more November events
ArchitectureChicago PLUS (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
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The 2009 Hugo Boss Prize Finalists Announced
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The Hugo Boss Prize was established in 1996 with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as a way to "support talented young, emerging artists as well as established individuals whose public recognition may be long overdue." The winner — who receives $100,000 and a show at the Gugg — is chosen by an international panel of distinguished judges from the art world. Last year Palestinian...
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Eavesdrop CA 08
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
REVEALING BITS Stephen Ehrlich is known to be a mild-mannered LA architect. But it looks like that wasn’t always so. As part of his tribute at Julius Shulman’s memorial service in September, Ehrlich bared not only his praise for Shulman, but also his butt cheeks. He wasn’t at the event, but the Getty presented an image [...]
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Way Back When: Oscar Niemeyer
Grassroots Modern (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is perhaps one of the most important names in international architecture. At 101 he might just be the oldest practicing architect ever. I’ve got a special place in my heart for Brazilian architecture, and Niemeyer is the builder of it. Related posts:NEW from Ork PostersWay Back When: Arts and ArchitectureWay Back [...] Related posts: NEW from Ork Posters Way...
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Julius on Camera
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
In the first months of The Architect’s Newspaper, more than five years ago, we were preparing a story on the possible demolition of a Richard Neutra house in Los Angeles. We figured that Julius Shulman, the famed photograper and chronicler of modern California, would have an image of the project. At the time, I called [...]
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case study house #2.
the girl in the green dress. (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
case study house #22 by julius shulman.
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Visual Acoustics. The Modernism of Julius Shulman
Archinect (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world�s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
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Julius Shulman movie to screen at O.C. Museum of Art
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Julius Shulman being interviewed. Film still from “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” (2008). Courtesy of Newport Beach Film Festival. The great architectural photographer, Julius Shulman, was the subject of a documentary before he died earlier this year. “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman,” directed by Eric Bricker, explores the life and career...
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Daily Dose Pick: Richard Barnes
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Photographer Richard Barnes reveals the artifice and strange beauty of animals in a natural-history museum. Barnes has spent over a decade cataloging the way we amass, conserve, and display elements of the natural world. His new monograph, Animal Logic, matches his images of the objects behind an exhibition — "partially wrapped specimens, anatomical models, exploded skulls, and taxidermied...
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Shulman's Palm Springs Modern
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
A new exhibit at the Heinz Architectural Center at the Carnegie Museum of Art titled "Palm Springs Modern: Photographs by Julius Shulman" will feature almost 100 original photographs of the city's Mid-century architecture, along with dozens of original drawings, including renderings of the famed Kaufmann House designed by architect Richard Neutra. Read more about it here. Image copyright...
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Herb Greene & John Hurtig
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
PrairieMod reader Karlitos sent us a link to some great info about Herb Greene (Bruce Goff student and former employee of John Lautner), his Prairie House and the influence and inspiration of John Hurtig's work on the design. If you love progressive organic architectural design, you won't want to miss this info with images. Image by Julius Shulman
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Sketch: State Capitol "Flying Saucer" Bank
I Dream of Architecture (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
The Oklahoma State Capitol Bank was one of the more unique buildings to come out of the 60's. Built in 1964, this is the original look of the bank. It has since been pretty heavily modified for security and heating and air conditioning concerns. In searching for information about this bank, I came across a new blog called Oklahoma Modern . I rather like it, so I'll be linking to it. Apparently the...
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Rest In Peace, Julius Shulman
I Dream of Architecture (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
I only recently found out that Julius Shulman died at 98 on July 15 th , 2009. If you have not had the chance to do so, please read his obituary . He was to architectural photography what Annie Leibovitz is to people portraits, or what Ansel Adams is to natural photography. Shulman was a Photog , which is photographer lingo for "master of the lens." And among photogs , Shulman was a grand...
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Architecture's Best Photographer
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Los Angeles writer Alissa Walker has put together a lovely slideshow tribute to Julius Shulman at Fast Company. She combines Getty Research Institute images of some of Shulman's lesser-known photographs (plus a few iconic ones) with commentary by Los Angeles architecture and design experts like KCRW host Frances Anderton, publisher Benedikt Taschen, BLDG BLOG writer Geoff Manaugh, architect Frank...
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Julius Shulman, 98.8 years young.
clusterflock (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Julius Shulman dies at 98; celebrated photographer of modernist architecture. His mission was to use his photography to build the reputation of architects who were bringing innovative design to the West. His clients included Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf M. Schindler. See and read more.