Once Upon A Mies Van Der Rohe Skyline
Researchers discovered a treasure trove of Mies van der Rohe’s projects in Indianapolis that—much like our reputation for architecture—never got off the ground.
The temporary installations that you’ll find scattered around Columbus, Indiana, through November 26 have intimidating company. They occupy hallowed architectural ground, positioned in dialogue with buildings by Eliel and Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Kevin Roche, Gunnar Birkerts, and many other leading voices of 20th-century architecture and design. But it’s the 21st century that is the […]
Exhibit Columbus opens to the public August 26, providing ample eye candy for self-guided walking tours of 18 new site-specific public art installations designed with the city’s notable architectural heritage in mind. Heading to check out the opening weekend? You’re bound to work up an appetite appreciating all that art and architecture. These are a […]
When my colleagues and I gather annually at the American Institute of Architects national convention, I’m often asked by those my age, “Has Columbus continued to be at the forefront of promoting excellence in architecture, as it was when we were in college?” My generation attended architecture school and began practicing during the late-1950s through […]
Named the “all-time greatest work of American architecture” by the American Institute of Architects, Fallingwater in southwestern Pennsylvania sits perched, as its name suggests, on the precipice of a waterfall in a pristine wooded setting.
