Tours, Parties, and Martini Lessons. Benefit Modernist Preservation and Documentation. Saturday-Thursday, February 17th-22nd. Among the Palm Springs Modern events to attend are the Modapalooza tours and parties in homes by Modern and contemporary talents: Donald Wexler, FAIA, Craig Ellwood, and Christopher Kennedy.
Title
Modapalooza Celebrating Palm Springs Modernism
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
https://usmodernist.org/modapalooza.htm
Date
Saturday- Thursday, February 17th - 22nd
Venue
Palm Springs, California
Price
Entry Time Options: $65. Modapalooza Parties: $195
Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests can find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.
Project name
Alaska Airlines Lounge at SeaTac International Airport
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
SeaTac, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue, Ross Eckert, Alaska Airlines
Design team
Brett Baba, Maureen O’Leary, Francesco Borghesi, Andy Brown, Katie Moeller
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Collaborators
SRG Partnership (architect of record). Ricca Design Studios (foodservice consultant). Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington (daylighting consultant). Arup (acoustical engineer). Graypants (entry art wall). Interior Environments (custom furniture and built-in fabrication). Resolute Lighting (lighting fabrication). Spearhead (entry desk fabrication)
Structural engineer
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Environmental & MEP
Stantec (electrical engineer), Mazzetti (mechanical engineer)
Construction
Hensel Phelps
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Lounge
Overlooking the ocean on Mount Desert Island, this family compound comprises two houses: A new ground-up structure, House 7, and the preservation of and addition to an existing mid-century modern pavilion, House 9. Commissioned by a family who have visited this coast for many years, the goal of the project was to create a year-round compound for fa...
Project name
Mount Desert Island Family Compound
Architecture firm
Baird Architects
Location
Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
Photography
Elizabeth Felicella
Principal architect
Matthew Baird
Design team
Matthew Baird, Principal. Teresa Ball, Principal. Florence Schmitt, Associate. Alice Chai, Associate. Pius Aebi, Project Architect
Collaborators
Chris Parsons, General Contractor
Interior design
Brockshmidt & Coleman
Civil engineer
G.F Johnston and Associates
Structural engineer
Albert Putnam, Associates, LLC
Environmental & MEP
Altieri Associates
Landscape
Emma Kelly Landscape, LLC
Lighting
Fisher Marantz Stone
Supervision
Baird Architects
Visualization
Baird Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD
Construction
Chris Parsons
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on a ridge providing stunning views of Mount Diablo and the adjacent hills and valleys. The project involved adding a residential wing to an existing single-story house. The new two-story volume is connected to the original house at an acute angle, which opens the intersecting space by engaging it with the outdoor landscape and distant vie...
Project name
Diablo House
Architecture firm
Terry & Terry Architecture
Location
Danville, United States
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Ivan Terry, Alex Terry
Design team
Ivan Terry, Alex Terry, Naomi Hansen
Structural engineer
Advanced Engineering, Justen Peek
Construction
361 Construction, Sasha Saratlija
Typology
Residential › House
Our site this semester will be in the Wynwood Arts District, a former industrial neighborhood that has emerged as the creative hub of Miami. Attracting visitors from around the world to explore and photograph its internationally renowned street scene, this edgy part of the city is home to the highest concentration of street art in the U.S.
University
California College of Arts
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, V-Ray. 5 Ft physical Model: Laser cut-Birch plywood, painted, glued
Project name
LIFE_ IN BETWEEN
Semester
Second Semester, 2nd year
Location
Wynwood Walls, Miami
Status
Academic Project Proposal
Typology
Public and Private Building
3D Modeling Helps Transform Former Muscle & Fitness Office Into a Modern Research Lab. The former Los Angeles epicenter of global bodybuilding is now a leading biotech laboratory devoted to regenerative medicine and therapeutic drug delivery.
“Content is not going anywhere. There is still a market for sound stages. New, more technologically advanced ones, along with legacy stages, are eventually going to be filled,” said Tima Bell, Assoc. AIA, founding partner of Relativity Architects, to a group of developers and Hollywood executives recently.
Written by
Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA, Taylor & Company
Photography
Canadian Studios, Canada, designed by Relativity Architects. Rendering courtesy of Relativity Architects
Rosecrans is a substantial adaptive reuse project that sought to breathe new life into a nondescript 85,000sf two-story concrete building in El Segundo from the 1960s. The original building lacked a sense of entry point, natural light, and communal spaces. Our mission was clear: transform Rosecrans into a beacon of well-being and connection.
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
El Segundo, California, USA
Photography
Fotoworks / Benny Chan
Principal architect
Russell Shubin & Mark Hershman
Design team
Ilya Kozin, Jay Fukuzawa, Edward Anastas, Marcos De Leon
Lighting
Oculus Design Studio
Construction
Turner Construction
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Plywood, Wood Ceiling, Screens, Biophilia
Client
Continental Development Group
Typology
Commercial › Office, Adaptive Reuse, Repositioning
