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In his 1957 address at the University of California, Berkeley, Frank Lloyd Wright expressed his dissatisfaction with politicians being allowed to judge and influence the architecture of the state. He criticized a proposed building for the capital of Arizona, which he found unsatisfactory as a taxpayer and an expert in architecture. Wright was appalled by the idea of politicians, without architectural expertise, deciding the design and character of a state capital that would represent Arizona for the next 300 years. He likened this situation to having politicians choose ministers in churches or dictating who would build citizens' homes, emphasizing the lack of wisdom in allowing them to shape the monumental edifices that would define the state's future. Wright believed that such decisions should be made by architects and experts, not politicians, to ensure the architectural legacy of a state. Arizona State Capital  Related Articles: Building the Usonian House Frank L

1111 Lincoln Road: Herzog & de Meuron's Iconic Parking Garage. The parking garage design by Herzog & de Meuron with developer Robert Wennett in Miami Beach is more than just spaces for cars. It's a mixed use project that includes retail space at the ground level, restaurant on the upper floors, and a penthouse on top. The reinforced concrete building varies the height of the slabs to provide spaces that could be transformed from parking spots into event spaces for various occasions. This type of innovated approach to designing and developing space in an urban setting was an ambitious yet successful result. This type of project was one that required risk because there were no example developments that preceded. In an internet article on buildipedia was an interesting response by Robert Wennett to the question: "So whats next for you as a developer?" "What's next for me has to be something that's creative and stimulating, new and fr

Filmore Clark sells amazing artisan tile all made in America. This unique collection of tile can be seen in owner Lee Nicholson 's showroom in the design district in West Hollywood and on the store's website .  Seeing the tile in person however allows you to begin to imagine your own spaces being transformed with the variety of different artful tile that is on display. Feel good about remodeling your home with tile made nationally so that your not spending natural resources to ship something from around the world. Also check out the abundance of tile patterns on pinterest . Referenced Links: http://filmoreclark.com/ http://www.houzz.com/pro/filmoreclark/filmore-clark http://www.dwell.com/articles/Filmore-Clark-American-Tile.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/garden/29tile.html http://pinterest.com/filmoreclark/tile-collections-at-filmore-clark/ Related Articles: Quasi-Crystalline Patterns Concrete Fabric  and Fabric Formed Concrete Making Concrete T

Here is the current list of my Top Ten Texas Architects. Lake Flato Gary Cunningham Max Levy Svend Fruit Ron Womack Sharon Odum Russel Buchanan Dan Shipley Dick Clark MJ Neal MJ Neal: Ramp House Related Articles: 10 Best Architectural Blogs Practicing Architects Dallas and Regional Texas Windmill

OTRO, Glow-in-the-Dark Skate Park in France at night OTRO Glow-in-the-Dark Skate Park in France during the day painting on phosphorescent paint The skateboard park is built like many typical skate parks with reinforced concrete, but used a phosphorescen t paint on top of a primer paint over the finished surface. Referenced Links: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/43841