Architecture
March 1, 1985
Home Maker
Many of the best modern homes in the fifties featured natural materials, interior courtyards, and built-in furniture—and architect Harwell Harris was the reason.
Author
Lisa Germany
Architecture
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January 1, 1985
Strident Whimsy
Arquitectonica is trying to sell Texans on gimmicky forms, bright colors, and high-tech materials in the name of avant-garde.
By Lisa Germany
Architecture
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January 1, 1984
That’s a Metal Building?
The greening (and redding, and yellowing, and blueing) of the prefabricated warehouse.
By Lisa Germany
Local Menu Makes Good
Here’s to the unsung heroes of Eastland: my grandfather and his V.C. menu.
By Lisa Germany
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August 31, 1983
Johnson & Johnson
In a glass-and-steel world of Houston skyscrapers, there was nothing like an art deco obelisk or a pink Gothic cathedral until architect Philip Johnson.
By Lisa Germany
Architecture
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March 1, 1983
Architect in Wonderland
The barren plains of the Southwest and the fertile fields of his mind led architect Bruce Goff to create houses that got curiouser and curiouser.
By Lisa Germany
Architecture
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July 31, 1982
The Comeback Of The Column
They haven’t designed any Parthenons or Colosseums yet, but architects like Robert Venturi and Michael Graves are bringing a touch of ancient Greece and Rome to Texas.
By Lisa Germany
Architecture
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February 1, 1982
Burnet’s Milestone
A winning design for the Burnet Civic Center shows why regionalist architecture is still going strong in rural Texas.
By Lisa Germany