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Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier

“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster and leaves less room for lies.” This world-famous quote belongs to an architect named Le Corbusier. Also known as the “Father of International Style.” He was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris. He emblazoned the spirit of modernism in architecture and ended up with the Bauhaus Movement, or in other..
Bar Architecture

Bar Architecture

This is the second article in a series of “Restaurant, Bar, and Hotel Architecture.” Here we will focus on bar architecture. Aside from location, design is the most important thing to consider when opening a bar. Having the space for bartenders to work diligently while servers attend to table orders is imperative to being successful...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German Architect

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German Architect

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-born American architect whose rectilinear forms, were crafted in elegant simplicity. He epitomized the International Style and exemplified his famous principle that “less is more.” He went further than anyone else regarding structural honesty, making the actual supports of his buildings their dominant architectural features. His original name..
Spruce Up the New Year

Spruce Up the New Year

The New Year is rapidly approaching! If your resolution for 2023 is to do a home makeover, we are here to help. Although it may seem like a daunting task there are a few things you can do that are simple and inexpensive. Some of these home fixes won’t take more than 15 minutes but..
A Look at the Gingerbread House

A Look at the Gingerbread House

A gingerbread house is a novelty confectionery-shaped building that is made of cookie dough, cut, and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing. The base material is crisp, delicious gingerbread. These houses are covered with a variety of candies and icing, and they are popular at Christmastime. The history of gingerbread is not precise...
Designing your Christmas Tree

Designing your Christmas Tree

The history of the Christmas tree goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome. It continued with the German tradition of candlelit Christmas trees first brought to America in the 1800s. Read on to discover the history of the Christmas tree, from the earliest winter solstice celebrations to Queen Victoria’s..