The Aalto (almost) nobody knows

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The late Alvar Aalto was one of Finland's best town planner and architect. His architectural designs fuse form and essence by blending the natural with the crafted. One of his finest works is a seaside house he built for his friend, Goeran Schildt, the Villa Skeppet. The facade facing the sea has a prow-like weatherboarded gable jutting out. Another side of the house broods over a garden pond. Another side has a wedge-shape balcony atop the garage. Like all the other private residences he designed, the Villa Skeppet expresses the personality of the owner and that of the architect.

Evaluation, Architecture, Aesthetics, Criticism and interpretation, Architect-designed houses, Aalto, Alvar

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Somerfield residence

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Ellie and Gil Somerfield engaged the services of architect Ron Goldman to build a house that maximizes their location which is a hillside site in Malibu, CA. The couple chose from three models presented to them by Goldman. The model they selected showed a cluster of pavilions opening up to a courtyard functioning as an outdoor room. Day and night, a different scene of the ocean and its environs is captured by each pavilion likened to a flower opening up to offer surprises.

Services, Buildings and facilities, Architectural firms, Architectural services, Malibu, California, Goldman, Ron

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When galleries are art

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The design of the interior of art museums should not inhibit or reduce the effect of art works on visitors. More often, the experience provided by art works is toned down by arranging them in orderly rows and rectilinear patterns. I.M. Pei moved out of the traditional mold when he introduced a triangular addition to the National Gallery in Washington. Other examples include Frank Lloyd Wright's great rotunda and Carlo Scarpa's use of juxtaposition.

Design and construction, Art museums

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