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Delaware: The Lujan House

Robert M. Gurney designed the Lujan House to achieve a balance between recognition of the picturesque Chesapeake Bay landscape and a more intimate, secluded garden environment.  The Lujan House is a 2400 square-foot home located in Ocean View, Delaware.  With … Read the rest of this entry

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Connecticut: The Glass House

Phillip Johnson's Glass House  Photo:  courtesty of phillipjohnsonglasshouse.org

Known for it’s classic colonial architecture, tremendous estates and seaside bungalows, Connecticut also has a rich modern architectural personality.  Notorious modern architects have influenced the region since Philip Johnson built the “Glass House” The Glass House, located in New Caanan, … Read the rest of this entry

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California: Walker Warner Architects Revisited With A New Flavor

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In 1989 Brooks Waker and Greg Warner formed Walker Warner Architects in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on the integration of client interaction and site exploration creating a symbiotic design. The Walker Warner firm employs the belief that sustainability … Read the rest of this entry

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Colorado: The Sculptured House

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The notorious Sculptured House was built in 1963.  Charles Deaton, the original architect, planned a house that reflected the human spirit.  He believed that people are not angular and thus should not live in “rectangles”.  Originally designed as a sculpture, … Read the rest of this entry

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Arkansas: Fay Jones

Thorncrown Chapel:  photo courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith

Arkansas native, E. Fay Jones won international acclaim after he won the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award in 1981 for the design of Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka, Springs Arkansas.  In 1990 he was awarded the AIA Gold Medal … Read the rest of this entry

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Arizona: Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

Creating spaces out of the necessity to solve problems, incorporating simple materials and adapting to the environment are among the achievements of Tucson, Arizona based Ibarra Rosano Design Architects. The Tucson natives, Ibarrra and Rosano studied architecture at the University … Read the rest of this entry

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Alaska: University of Alaska Museum of the North

University of Alaska Museum of the North  Photo:  Patricia Fisher Photography

Today, on our tour of the “fifty nifty United States” we visit our second state, Alaska. “A beautifully seductive, sculptural building that’s all about the sky. The ideas are carried off with surprising simplicity.” -AIA Minnesota Honor Awards Jury The … Read the rest of this entry

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Alabama: The American Sport Art Museum & Archives

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Today we join the first in our “Fifty Nifty United States”, Alabama… Located in Daphne, Alabama at the main entrance to the American Sport Art Museum & Archives the grand mural by Cristóbal Gabarrón stands 27 feet (two stories) high.  … Read the rest of this entry

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Fifty Nifty United States: Ray Charles

Do you remember the elementary school task of learning the names of all fifty states?  I fondly remember my daughter’s class learning the list to the Ray Charles’ composed song “Fifty Nifty United States”. The sounds of children learning through … Read the rest of this entry

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