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.
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.
By Lisa Germany
Arquitectonica is trying to sell Texans on gimmicky forms, bright colors, and high-tech materials in the name of avant-garde.
By Lisa Germany
The greening (and redding, and yellowing, and blueing) of the prefabricated warehouse.
By Lisa Germany
Here’s to the unsung heroes of Eastland: my grandfather and his V.C. menu.
By Lisa Germany
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
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
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
A winning design for the Burnet Civic Center shows why regionalist architecture is still going strong in rural Texas.
By Lisa Germany