Sunday, January 11, 2009

the glass house

The Glass House

In this video RISD president John Maeda narrates a visit to Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, CT. Maeda shares his impressions and talks about how it relates to his thoughts on simplicity. Meanwhile, we explore the site (there are actually several buildings on the property in addition to the Glass House), shot over a couple picture perfect spring days.

Video Tags:"John, "Philip, Architecture, Design, Johnson", Maeda", RISD, Simplicity

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GROOM'S MOM RECLAIMS GLASS MENAGERIE OF WEDDING FAVORS (Dear Abby via Yahoo! News)
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I attended the wedding of two dear friends. The groom's mother, "Millie," made party favors for all the guests -- little gift bags containing sugar-coated almonds and, because the bride and groom are animal lovers, a small glass animal. A few days later, a friend brought her teenage daughter to our home. The daughter admired the two glass animals, so I gave them to her.

AREA BOWLING: Top scores from around the area (Montgomery Advertiser)
Here are leading scores from bowling facilities around the area. MEN'S SERIES - Matt Woods 825, James Palmer 750, Randy Simonton 728, Jason Powers 693, Bill Kezer and John Witcher 691, Alvin Wright Sr. 662.

Attempted murder in Moera (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)
A man barricaded himself in an upstairs bedroom in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera about three o'clock this morning while another man used a hammer to smash a glass door and get into the house.

Google news related to the glass house

Wider Views of the Glass House - Washington Post  For information on visiting the Glass House and its grounds, see http://www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org. · For photographs of all the buildings and follies ...

Jakob Dylan puts Brentwood home on market - San Francisco Chronicle  The three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom, 4098-square-foot house has a two-story entry, a formal dining room, a chef's kitchen and a glass-walled family room. ...

Glass towers, ego - Boston Globe  That would house retail stores, cafes, and possibly a grocery store. Outside the building, two big LCD screens would show images drawing visitors to the ...

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