Ashley Gardini

Aug 13, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashley Gardini |Robert Venturi |Marina Vaizey |BArry Jones |Barry Jones

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. “Mannerist architecture is architecture that was strange then and is now.” This was just one of the thoughts Robert Venturi shared in a lecture on architectural history and design given to the Royal Society of Arts on April 8, 1987.

Jun 22, 2024 | bigthink.com | Ashley Gardini

As 1930 approached, New York City seemed flush with money, construction sites, and excitement—despite the recent stock market crash. The Woolworth Building, a Gothic Revival skyscraper designed to celebrate the success of Woolworth “Five-and-Dime” stores, had stood as the tallest building in the world since 1913. But that was about to change. An unofficial competition had broken out between former business partners William Van Alen and H.

Feb 13, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Ashley Gardini |Ellen Weiss |Sian Winship |Gabriel Kroiz

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Zsa Zsa Gabor. Frank Sinatra. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. All names that harken back to the glamor and glitz of Old Hollywood. They’re also names that harken back to the career of architect Paul Revere Williams, who designed homes for them and many others in Hollywood.

Dec 14, 2023 | bigthink.com | Ashley Gardini

Rising above Athens, the Acropolis is the temple complex from the ancient Greek world. The Periclean building campaign that resulted in the iconic Parthenon and other structures of the Acropolis defined the “golden era” of classical Athens. Today, it’s one of the most important tourist destinations in the city. And while you can find many images of visitors posing in front of the Parthenon, there’s another temple of the Acropolis whose irregularities are still of great debate today.

Sep 12, 2023 | daily.jstor.org | Ashley Gardini |Annmarie Adams |Olivier Vallerand |Michael Wilson

“This house won’t work for a family,” they said. The house in question was the Weston Havens house in Berkeley, California. Philanthropist Weston Havens had arranged for his famous three-bedroom home, designed by architect Harwell Hamilton Harris, to be donated to the University of California, Berkeley after he passed away in 2001. The home is considered a stunning example of California Modernism and was well-publicized while Havens lived there.