Buildings We Love: the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Boston

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Lauren Moss

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was built on a ten-acre site at the Columbia Point Peninsula, overlooking the Boston harbor and the ocean beyond.
Completed in 1979 by I.M. Pei & Partners, the complex commemorates the thirty-fifth president with a soaring nine-story glass pavilion. A space-frame structural system enables the extensive glazing that opens the space to the beautiful view of the harbor, with the intent of enabling contemplation and reflection.

Books We Love: DHAKA

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lauren Moss

In today's post, we’re sharing one of our favorite books- LOUIS KAHN DHAKA, published in 2004 by Simonett. A beautiful set of two bound volumes, the publication is an object of art in itself, featuring images of the construction of its Capital Complex, Kahn’s final project that consumed him for over twelve years. Enjoy a glimpse of this beautiful architectural publication...

Form, Material + Light

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Lauren M

Inspired by monumental structure of the past, Louis Kahn created, though the deliberate application of material and interplay of light, an architecture that is unique, lasting, and expressive. In the short film we sharing today, these elements are captured beautifully in an animation that is a work of art in itself...

Buildings We Love: Kahn's Exeter Library

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Lauren Moss

Completed in 1972, the Library at Phillips Exeter Academy is an inspiring manifestation of Louis Kahn's approach to creating space through the honest application of material and use of rational geometry, balanced by an awareness of human scale and the integral role of natural light. From this interrelationship of form and experience, Kahn creates an architecture that is both humanist and monumental- a juxtaposition that enables a sense of place and timelessness, within a modernist context.

Buildings We Love: The Dominus Winery

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Lauren M

Here are a few favorite images from last year's trip to a building we love, the Dominus Winery, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and completed in 2007 in Yountville.
A beautiful structure at a spectacular site, this building thoughtfully relates to its surroundings and blends into the landscape, establishing a sense of place through simplicity of form and massing.