a “Dwelling Machine” that would be the last word in self-sufficiency. Although the aluminum house was intended to be mass-produced, flat-packaged and shipped throughout the world, the design never made it to market (however its ideas influenced other architects); at right, a Fuller ...
However, there is some satisfaction to be had. When Mari’s parents cleverly set traps inside their house for the murderers to fall into there are cheer out loud moments of celebration for the audience. One murderer even gets his penis bitten off. Suspension of disbelief must be given to j...
Inside the house, pops of Persian blue provide a fresh zing while copper pots, planter’s chairs, and an ancient temple door from Jaffna add character. The nine rooms and suites, with ocean or forest views, are simple yet sophisticated, most coming with a four-poster bed, tub on the ...
Fortunately, Benchley found Design For Living mostly to his liking. Note how Benchley subtly refers to the play’s gay subtext, and to the fact that it mirrored the real-life relationships of the play’s trio. THREE’S COMPANY…A studio in Paris. A penthouse in New York. A flat in ...
Even as one grand house after another fell to the wrecking ball along “Millionaires Row,” it was hard to believe that the Vanderbilt Mansion between 57th & 58th Streets would also succumb to the commercial interests transforming Fifth Avenue seemingly overnight. “The Talk of the Town” note...
Palihouse Santa Barbara Courtesy of Pailhouse The Palisociety is known for hotels that make guests feel (almost) as much a part of a city as locals. The buildings they choose are often situated on quiet residential streets, and the people you pass are more likely to be nearby home and ...
Nevertheless, some happy-making surprises turned up: The roof was replaced with the original blue Bangor slate from Wales; old pitch timbers that hadn’t seen the light of day for decades now shine in top-floor bedrooms in the main house; the chimneys, which had been knocked to two-thirds...
Harris to house Berlin’s Music Box Revues. DISNEYFIED…The New Amsterdam, constructed in 1902–03, still stands today, now operated by the Disney Company, which signed a 99-year lease with the city in 1993. When it was built it was the largest theater in New York, with a seating ...
THEN AND NOW…At left,photo dated 1921 of Washington Square, north side of square looking east from 5th Avenue. Corner house in foreground is No. 12. The far end at right shows Nos. 3, 2, 1.At right, roughly the same block today. (Museum of the City of New York/1homedesigns.com...
Watch “Lenox Hill Neighborhood House – Senior Acting Showcase”, here. Watch “The Comic Entertainer” compiled by Henry L. Williams (1902), here. Watch “The Monologue Table” at QED Astoria (11-10-24), here. Watch “The Candle”, a new musical by Zach Alfred-Levow, here.Saturday...