05 September 2021
Happy Labor Day – and if you celebrate Rosh Hashanah: a Sweet and Happy New Year to You!
19 August 2021
Modern Public Architecture: Cultural Center & Library in Pompano Beach, Florida
What is it:
New two-story, 46,000 sf library, cultural center building and civic campus adjacent to City Hall, replacing the old library on E. Atlantic Boulevard open from from 1952 until November 2017.
The new facility features a standard library, media labs, 5,000sf of theater/flex event space and an exhibition gallery of 750sf. Construction included also a multipurpose room, three tutoring rooms, a group study room, conference room, storytelling/program room, computer lab and the Teen Tech Studio, which is designed to encourage young adults to creatively explore digital media.
The new library houses a collection of approximately 50,000 items including books, DVDs, CDs, publications and reference materials.
Site improvements included a new civic plaza featuring raised planter areas, street furniture, a lightning bolt plaza and a new paved breezeway connecting the parking areas to the civic plaza.
Read on about more building and construction details and see all the photos on https://www.modernsouthflorida.com/modernist-angle-blog/modern-architecture-in-public-cultural-center-library-in-pompano-beach-florida
23 August 2019
A Few of Our Favorite Things
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Reclaimed wood floor in a modern coastal home. |
Overhead, a reclaimed wood ceiling |
Reclaimed floor and island base in soft gray finish |
Raw concrete wall in a bedroom |
A white engineered-granite top |
05 July 2019
The Modernist Angle Blog is Moving
Moving a blog or website is even worse. But when better digs or better conditions are beckoning, it is hard, if not impossible, to say "no".
So: for reasons that have something to do with my new office transmogrifier and the upgraded Fluxmaster (if I got that right), The Modernist Angle is moving into the same modern quarters as its website sibling, Modern Florida Homes.
Please visit – the doors are wide open!
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Calvin + Hobbes © Bill Waterson
04 July 2019
To a Happy Independence Day!
Independent: c(1): Not requiring or relying on others, not subject to control by others (Merriam-Webster)
Today, the US commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence: Thirteen American colonies regarded themselves no longer part of the British Empire but as a new nation: the United States of America.
A Salute to the Union is fired at noon by any capable military base.
In that spirit: to a Happy Independence Day!
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23 June 2019
Sculptural Luminaries, Inspired by Nature
The first - the Coral |
Ten years at sea would have a profound impact on anyone’s life. For New Zealand-based designer David Trubridge, it inspired him to create furniture and lighting that expresses his close connection to the sea, to nature in general, and to his deep commitment to environmental stewardship.
David Trubridge |
The Kina |
The Navicula |
A Problem and Its Ingenious Solution
The Kit |
The Hinaki, inspired by fish traps |
Trubridge’s work has been featured in numerous international publications. In 2008, Express magazine named him one of the top 15 designers in the world. In 2012 the Pompidou Centre in Paris acquired his “Icarus” installation for its permanent collection.
Flax |