"Michael Eastman documented these landscapes in his series, "Vanishing America," flawlessly capturing the faded colors and rough surfaces of these obsolete buildings and ignored spaces. His travels throughout America consumed more than three years and took the photographer through 40 states as he looked for more and more examples of compelling age-worn textures." -Source
Architect David Howell Builds a Dream Home for His Family of Four
Architect Davic Howell and his interior designer wife, Steffanie Aarons, created their built-from-scratch dream home near Gramercy Park in NYC for their family of four.
The American Restaurant in Kansas City
In the late 1960s, the founder of Hallmark built the Crown Center in an effort to revive this area of Kansas City. The Center's crown jewel was the American Restaurant, designed by Warren Platner.
Roman Pool at Hearst Castle
The indoor Roman Pool, at San Simeon, California's Hearst Castle, features blue and gold leaf glass tiles.
Azulejo
Azulejo is a form of Spanish and Portugese tilework found on the interior and exterior of public and residential structures. Besides its ornamental value, this tile serves to moderate temperatures. source
Star-architect Rem Koolhaas showed reverence to the century-old Portugese tradition of Azulejo by incorporating it into his starkly modern Casa da Musica in Porto. source
