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Tag Archives: ARCHITECTURE
Supersonic Modern Michael Murphy | #TCTalks Episode 27
Episode 27 of tikichris Talks features an interview with San Francisco-based artist, Michael Murphy. During our conversation, we talk about Modernism, architecture, California and other key elements of Michael’s work. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, California, Design, interview, Podcast, TCTalks, Travel
Tagged #TCTalks, ARCHITECTURE, Art, california, design, interview, L.A., los angeles, michael murphy, mid century modern, modernism, PODCAST, san francisco, Supersonic Modern, tikichris talks, Travel
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Supersonic Modern Michael Murphy | #TCTalks Episode 27
Episode 27 of tikichris Talks features an interview with San Francisco-based artist, Michael Murphy. During our conversation, we talk about Modernism, architecture, California and other key elements of Michael’s work. Continue reading
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The Great Architectural Bake Off
If I had to pinpoint two things I’ve got from my dad, it’s how to stuff massive amounts of sugar in my gob, and a love of architecture mixed with urban planning. So when I caught wind of The Great Architectural Bake Off, I nearly galloped to Fitzroy Square. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Food, London
Tagged Alexandra Kalinowski, ARCHITECTURE, baking, design, Food, London, The Great Architectural Bake Off, The London Festival of Architecture 2017, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Wiener Demeanour: Galleries, Art and Design
Schönbrunn Palace … St Stephen’s Cathedral … the Belvedere … the Albertina … even a cursory list of Vienna’s top attractions packs the sort of artful wallop that would delight even the pickiest of culture vultures. And by all means as many of these (and so many other) places should be included in any sightseeing itinerary of the historic Austrian capital. But that doesn’t mean visitors to Vienna must relegate themselves to an urban escape set only in the past. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Austria, Design, Museums, Vienna, Wiener Demeanour
Tagged 21er Haus, 21er House, Alexa Brauner, ARCHITECTURE, Art, austria, Bäckerstrasse 4, Bernhard Leitner, Campus Wu, contemporary art, design, Galerie Hilger, Galerie Lukas Feichtner, galleries, Georg Kargl Box, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Heir Häfliger, Hilger Next, Karl Schwanzer, museums, Oswald Oberhuber, Ronald Kodritch, ssunta Abdel Azim Mohamed, Travel, University of Economics and Business, vienna, walking tours, Wien, Wiener Demeanour, wienkultours, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Zaha Hadid
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New for Paris: Frank Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Foundation (OneTravel)
Opened October 2014 in the Bois de Boulogne public park on the western edge of Paris, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is the city’s newest art museum and cultural center – and is making waves more for the building itself than … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Design, France, Museums, OneTravel, Paris, Travel
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, Art, design, Fondation Louis Vuitton, france, Frank Gehry, Louis Vuitton Foundation, museums, OneTravel, paris, Travel
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See Basel: A City Artfully Designed to Please
Keen to take a city break that’s chock full of eye candy treats by some of the world’s greatest modern architects, designers, and artists? Go to Basel. I was blown away by all the fascinating stuff I got to behold during my few days there. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Basel, Basel City Break, Design, Germany, Graffiti, Museums, Shopping, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged 20th century design, ARCHITECTURE, Arnold Bocklin, Art, Basel, Basel City Break, Basel Fine Art Museum, Basel in Weil am Rhein, Basler Papiermühle, Beyeler Foundation, braque, bruce nauman, Cézanne, Charles Eames, city tour, cubism, design, eames, fine art, Fondation Beyeler, Frank Gehry, George Nelson, German Expressionism, germany, Graffiti, Herzog & de Meuron, Holbein, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Tingugely, Katharina Fritsch, Krištof Kintera, Kunstmuseum Basel, Laurenz Foundation, Léger, modern architecture, modern art, Monet, Münchenstein, Museum Tinguely, museums, pablo picasso, paper mill, paper museum, Paul Chan, picasso, Rattenkonig, Ray Eames, renaissance art, renzo piano, Rhein, Richar Serra, Robert Gober, rudolph suter, Schaulager, sculptor, street art, swiss, swiss design, swiss symbolism, switzerland, Travel, travel blog, vitra, vitra campus, Vitra Design Museum
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My Basel: Taking the Make My Switzerland App for a Spin
Obviously you’ve heard about Switzerland’s stunning panoramas of and from its mighty Alps. But for my first of hopefully many more visits to this friendly little Alpine nation, I found the views shared via a handy Swiss app to be a real wonder to behold as well. The free to download app, called Make My Switzerland, is available via Google Play and Apple’s App Store and offers a wealth of insider knowledge about the things that savvy locals love best in seven Swiss cities – Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano, and Zurich. I gave the app a whirl over an especially fun weekend in Basel, and I’m more than happy to recommend the city and the app to anybody keen to explore a delightful and compact destination that’s big on culture. Continue reading
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Posted in Apps, Art, Basel, Basel City Break, Design, Drink, Food, Freebies, Restaurants, Shopping, Travel
Tagged app, apps, ARCHITECTURE, Basel, Basel City Break, design, free, freebies, Herzog & de Meuron, make my switzerland, make my switzerland app, mobility ticket, my switzerland, my switzerland app, myswitzerland, Rhein, swiss, swissair, switzerland, Travel, travel blog
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Tops Sights and Sounds Around Muscle Shoals, Alabama (OneTravel)
Nestled along the banks of the Tennessee River, the area of Muscle Shoals in northwest Alabama is a nature lover’s dream. It’s a music lover’s dream too, where a small handful of recording studios have been responsible for some of … Continue reading
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Posted in Alabama, Design, Music, OneTravel, Shopping, Travel
Tagged 20th century design, Alabama, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, ARCHITECTURE, aretha franklin, birthplace of helen keller, colbert county, Deep South, design, do right woman do right man, Duane Allman, Etta James, fame studios, florence, florence alabama, frank lloyd wright, helen keller, ivy green, live music, Lynyrd Skynyrd, mid century modern, Muscle Shoals, muscle shoals rhythm section, muscle shoals sound studio, music, north alabama, northwest alabama, paul simon, Percy Sledge, recording studio, Rock 'n' Roll, rolling stones, rosenbaum house, sheffield alabama, shoals, soul music, sticky fingers, tennessee river, the shoals, Travel, travel blog, tuscumbia, tuscumbia county, Wilson Picket
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Dixie Detours: Sweet Shoals Music
Before our visit to the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, I never would have imagined the music of Aretha Franklin could resonate even more with me than it already did. Goosebumps on top of goosebumps – how’s that gonna happen? But there I was standing in Studio A of Fame Studios in humble little Florence, Alabama where the mighty diva recorded such classics as Do Right Woman, Do Right Man, and something clicked in a deep and soulful sort of way. In the few days since Kemey and I checked out the Shoals, listening to Aretha’s songs has been coupled with an even deeper and more satisfying feeling than before. Continue reading
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Posted in Alabama, Beer, Design, Dixie Detours, Drink, Food, Hotels, Music, Restaurants, road trip, Travel
Tagged 20th century design, Alabama, Alabama Music Hall of Fame, ARCHITECTURE, aretha franklin, back forty, back forty beer, back forty beer company, bar, beer, birthplace of helen keller, Bob Seger, catfish, Cher, colbert county, CRAFT BEER, Deep South, design, Dixie Detours, do right woman do right man, Drink, Duane Allman, Etta James, fame studios, florence, florence alabama, frank lloyd wright, garden gate cafe, hank williams, helen keller, hotel, ivy green, kodachrome, live music, Lynyrd Skynyrd, marriott, marriott shoals, Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa, mid century modern, Muscle Shoals, muscle shoals rhythm section, muscle shoals sound studio, music, naked pig, naked pig pale ale, north alabama, northwest alabama, OH! Bryan's Family Steakhouse, Oh!Bryan's, Otis Redding, pale ale, paul simon, Percy Sledge, recording studio, restaurants, road trip, Rock 'n' Roll, rolling stones, rosenbaum house, sheffield alabama, shoals, soul music, spa, steakhouse, sticky fingers, still crazy after all these years, sun ra, Swampers, swampers bar, Swampers Bar & Grill, tennessee river, the Osmonds, the shoals, TOM JONES, Travel, travel blog, tuscumbia, tuscumbia county, Wilson Picket
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Win a Pair of Tickets to The View from The Shard
The View from The Shard provides unparalleled 64km (40 mile), 360 degree views of London. Almost twice as high as any other viewing point in London, it is the only place where you can see all of London – all at once – making it the perfect first stop for visitors to the city and a brilliant place to take anyone who loves this city. Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas? Why not give that special someone the whole of London – in one great big sweeping panoramic perch from atop its newest and sleekest icon? Keep reading for details about The View gift certificates and for a chance to win two free tickets to share or keep for yourself. Continue reading
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Posted in Christmas, Competition, Freebies, London
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, christmas, christmas gifts, christmas shopping, city of london, cityscape, competition, contest, free, freebies, gift voucher, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, retweet to win, river thames, RT to win, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, tikichris competition, trainers, twitter competition
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London Daily Photo: Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy
The Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy opens to Friends of the Academy and to the general public today. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, London, Photography
Tagged architects, ARCHITECTURE, Art, burlington house, cheapoair, Christopher Le Brun, David Chipperfield, GRAYSON PERRY, keeper's house, London, Long & Kentish, mayfair, Michael Craig Martin, OLIVER PEYTON, piccadilly, royal academy, Royal Academy Collection, royal academy of arts, Tom Stuart-Smith, Tracey Emin, W1
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Golden Lane Estate and Me: Documentary Screening at Exhibit Gallery, EC1
As I told filmmaker Esther Johnson, the year I lived at Golden Lane Estate was “very potent”. That she happened to come round the estate looking for residents to interview for her film, The View From My Window Tells Me I’m Home, just seemed like a fantastic coincidence to have someone there to document it for me. Continue reading
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Posted in Design, Freebies, interview, London, Movies
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, barbican, city of london, Clerkenwell, design, documentary, EC1, EC1M 7AA, Esther Johnson, Exhibit, Exhibit Gallery, film, free, freebies, golden lane estate, goswell road, interview, London, London blog, modernism, movie, The View From My Window Tells Me I’m Home, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Top 5 Sights in Milan (CheapOair)
It’s difficult to think of a more fashionable destination than Milan. It’s also a fantastic place to delve into Italy’s rich history and culture. Here’s a quick look at five of the city’s must-see attractions that will have you envying the luck of the Milanese … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Italy, Shopping, Travel
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, cathedral, cheapoair, churches, design, designer brands, duomo, Duomo di Milano, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy, L'Ultima Cena, la scalla, leonardo, leonardo da vinci, luxury brands, Milan, milano, opera, painting, Santa Maria delle Grazi, Shopping, The Last Supper, Travel, Via Montenapoleone
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London Daily Photo: Enjoying the View
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: Drizzle
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: On
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: Float
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my press preview visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: St Paul’s and Bridges
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: Borough Below
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my press preview visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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London Daily Photo: New View
Photograph taken at the View from The Shard. Read about my visit to the View from The Shard here. The View opens to the public on the 1st of February 2013. To find out more and to book tickets visit theviewfromtheshard.com.
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Posted in London, London Daily Photo, Photography
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, LDP, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London Daily Photo, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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Sneak Peek of the View from The Shard
The View from The Shard offers a new perspective of the London skyline. I loved looking down on the towers in the City of London on the other side of the Thames as well as how Piccadilly Circus seemed like some weird throbbing glare amidst what otherwise appeared as very historic chunk of town. And I was mesmerized by all the trains slinking in and out of London Bridge Station just underneath. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Photography
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, book tickets to the shard, city of london, cityscape, London, london bridge, london bridge quarter, LONDON BRIDGE STATION, Photography, preview, river thames, shard, skyline, skyscraper, skyscrapers, tallest building in western europe, thames, the shard, the view from the shard, view from the shard
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Harmondsworth Barn, the Cathedral of Middlesex (OneTravel)
A barn. But to think of the Harmondsworth Barn as just a barn would be a great disservice to this huge and imposing medieval structure. A much better way to think about the Harmondsworth Barn might be to take a … Continue reading
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Visiting Mackintosh’s Glasgow (CheapOair)
Here’s a list of Mackintosh’s buildings in his home city … all well worth a visit. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/dalbera
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Scotland, Travel
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, art nouveau, arts and crafts movement, charles rennie mackintosh, cheapoair, CRM, Daily Record Building, design, glasgow, Glasgow School of Art, House for an Art Lover, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, mackintosh, Martyrs School, Queen's Cross Church, rennie mackintosh, Ruchill Free Church Halls, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, The Lighthouse, the mackintosh house, willow tearooms
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London Daily Photo: Golden Lane Estate
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London Daily Photo: Clumpitecture
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, covent garden, LDP, London, London Daily Photo, Photography
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In Pictures: The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 (Londonist)
An enclosed garden is at the heart of Peter Zumthor’s pavilion Continue reading
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Tagged ARCHITECTURE, IN PICTURES, kensington gardens, London, Londonist, PETER ZUMTHOR, photographs, SERPENTINE GALLERY, SERPENTINE PAVILION, W2, W2 3XA
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