architectural ruminations

• First Armstrong Residence on the Market !

  Archway into dining room.Photograph by Andrew Raimist.project: Armstrong Residence Ilocation: 117 Baker Avenue, Webster Groves, Missouridate: 1926architect: Harris Armstrongcondition: well maintained, somewhat modifiedmerit: Webster Groves Historic LandmarkThis wonderful home was Armstrong's first built project. Constructed with money loaned from Armstrong's father, Henry C. Armstrong, this [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 8:33pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Kirkwood Art Moderne Home for Sale

  1230 South Ballas Road.Photograph by Andrew Raimist.While this house was not designed by Harris Armstrong, it is an authentic, if eclectic version of a pre-war Art Moderne home. I do not know the house's architect or the house's history. However, it has some features in common with other significant Saint [...]
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 3:35pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Carolyn Hewes Toft on Preservation

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  Check out this brief video on StL Beacon to see our own Carolyn Toft speak on the importance of historic preservation ! [...]
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Sunset Hills Modern Home For Sale

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  Modernist home for sale in Sunset Hills, Missouri.This home was built around 1980 and is located on over two acres of wooded property. Some particulars:three bedroomsfour bathroomslocated on hardwood forest blufflots of natural light, glass, viewsopen floor plan1-1/2 storieslisting price: $797,000The house is listed with Stephanie Garavaglia with Coldwell Banker [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Florissant Mid-Century Modern -- For Sale

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  Florissant Mid-Century Modern.Photograph by Toby Weiss.Here's a photograph of a wonderful mid-century modern structure in Florissant that will be coming up for sale soon.It was photographed and described by my friend Toby Weiss on her blog B.E.L.T. (Built Environment in Layman's Terms). Check out her blog posting to see more [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 9:46am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Noguchi's Momo Taro

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  Momo Taro at Storm King.Uploaded to Flickr by Sushicircus.sculpture: Momo Taro.location: Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.sculptor: Isamu Noguchi.commissioned: by Storm King Art Center.date: 1977-78.condition: waiting patiently to be touched and enjoyed.I love this photograph of a young couple inside the egg shaped void of Noguchi's Momo Taro located [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 10:19pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Union Trust Building at Seventh and Olive, 1894

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  Union Trust Building, 1894Uploaded by Missouri History MuseumUnion Trust Building at Seventh and Olive, 1894Union Trust Building, northwest corner of Seventh and Olive. Erected 1892-93, Adler and Sullivan, and Ramsey, architects. Photograph by Emil Boehl, 1894. Missouri History Museum Photographs and Prints Collections. Bank Buildings. N10376.Historic photograph uploaded by Missouri [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2009, 2:29pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Union Trust Company at street level, ca. 1903

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  Union Trust Company, street level, ca. 1903Uploaded by Missouri History MuseumUnion Trust Company at street level, ca. 1903Union Trust Company Building. 705 Olive Street. Photograph, ca. 1903. Missouri History Museum Photographs and Prints Collections. Missouri History Museum. NS 37526. Scan © 2008, Missouri History Museum.Historic photograph uploaded by Missouri History [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Eero Saarinen Exhibit Closes on 27 April 2009

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  Arch base.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.Eero Saarinen Exhibit Closes this month !The current Saarinen exhibit, Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, the first retrospective to explore his career, continues at the Mildred Lane Kemper Gallery on the Washington University Gallery until 27 April 2009.Photograph copyright Andrew Raimist. [...]
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  Posted: April 13, 2009, 10:44am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Frank Lloyd Wright lecture - Fri 3 Apr 09

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  Sunlight on red concrete floor.Photograph by Andrew Raimist, AIA.Lecture: Anthony AlofsinDate: Friday 3 April 3 2009 at 7pm.Location: Saint Louis Art Museum AuditoriumAnthony Alofsin will speak about "Frank Lloyd Wright, St. Louis and Organic Architecture."Dr. Alofsin is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the architecture of [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Louis Sullivan -- Wainwright Building, construction

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  Wainwright's construction.Uploaded by Raimist.This historic photo of the Wainwright Building clearly reveals its steel frame construction as well as the manner in which the masonry shell encases and "expresses" it.It's not difficult to image the same sort of steel frame supporting a more recent skyscraper. However, Sullivan did not simply [...]
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  Posted: February 26, 2009, 4:43pm EST
  by Remiss63

• "Welcome to St. Louis"

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  "Welcome to St. Louis"Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.These views of entry points to St. Louis when crossing the Mississippi reveal the architectural and urban problem faced by the city in trying to welcome visitors from the East and to establish St. Louis as the "Gateway to the West".The caption of the [...]
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  Posted: February 18, 2009, 1:16pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Saarinen exhibition

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  If you are in or around Saint Louis, you must make time to visit this exhibition on the life and works of American architect Eero Saarinen. While his most well known icon work is the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, seeing the full range of his work [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Video Online re: Architecture

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  I've found a few links recently to architectural videos online.Click here for the most 'favorited' videos posted on AIA National's YouTube site including Charlie Rose's interview with Renzo Piano (pictured above).Here's a link to a Flickr group with interesting architecture and design videos to which you may add if you're' [...]
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  Posted: January 09, 2009, 2:27pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Armstrong home for sale: 616 Hickory Hollow Lane

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  Armstrong home for sale in KirkwoodUploaded by Andrew Raimist.project: Newman Residencelocation: 616 Hickory Hollow Lane, Kirkwood, Missouridate: 1963architect: Harris Armstrongcondition: well maintainedThis Kirkwood home at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac was designed by Harris Armstrong during his last decade as a practicing architect. Although a modest home it contains [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2008, 12:41am EST
  by Remiss63

• Stuebner Residence -- entry

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  project: Stuebner Residencelocation: 5 Indian Hill Road, Ladue, Missouriarchitect: Harris Armstrongclient: Dr. Ronald W. Stuebnerdate: 1939condition: no longer extant Stuebner Residence.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.Image: Harris Armstrong Archives.The Destruction of a Treasureby Andrew Raimist, December 1992This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting three Harris Armstrong homes of the [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2008, 10:05am EST
  by Remiss63

• Serial Murder of Modernism

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  In a letter to the editor entitled "None is Less" published in The American Spectator, Christopher Orlet writes about friends in his hometown of Saint Louis who purchased a demolished a Harris Armstrong designed Prairie Style home in Ladue to build their "dream home / starter home". The house was [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2008, 11:50am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- KWMU Photo of the Week

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  Ethical Society, view skyward.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.project: Ethical Society.architect: Harris Armstrong.date: 1962.location: 9001 Clayton Road, Ladue, Missouri.condition: good condition, somewhat modified.This photograph was selected as "Photo of the Week" earlier this year for KWMU.org our local National Public Radio Station.Photograph by Andrew Raimist, 2006. [...]
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  Posted: June 17, 2008, 1:41am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Essence of Home (book review)

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  It’s been a pleasure reading and reviewing a new book by architect Liesl Geiger, Essence of Home: Timeless Elements of Design, published by The Monacelli Press. The book is primarily written for a sophisticated client wanting to build a person, high-quality, unique home working collaboratively with a skilled, creative architect. [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2008, 9:04am EDT
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• New Noguchi Kenmochi book

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  This book arrived today and I've been devouring it. I first saw it over Easter weekend when visiting the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. In particular, I wanted to spend time in the Noguchi Sculpture Court.I knew about the Noguchi-Kenmochi exhibition at the The Noguchi Museum, but didn't [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2008, 11:52pm EDT
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• Usonian Lecture, Thu 3 Apr 08 @ SLAM

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  staindOriginally uploaded by Andrew Raimist. The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park is sponsoring a lecture about "The Houses of Frank Lloyd Wright".This will be held at the St. Louis Art Museum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 by Robert McCarter, architect, author, architectural historian, scholar and recently [...]
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  Posted: March 18, 2008, 2:45pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Daylight Research Residence

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  Daylight Research ResidenceOriginally uploaded by Remiss63 This Armstrong designed home in Ann Arbor, Michigan is on the market, listed for $750,000.Check listing here.You can view a series of photographs, drawings, and text describing the house here. [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2008, 6:22pm EST
  by Remiss63

• 1937 Armstrong home for sale

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  Harris Armstrong -- Green Residence, 1937 Originally uploaded by Remiss63 Asking price $60,000. [...]
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  Posted: March 05, 2008, 11:45pm EST
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• 1937 Armstrong designed home

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  Sink with integral faucet.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. In response to the question, "Why is there a Harris Armstrong modern house way out in Moberly?" I've written the following:I suspect the "story" behind this house is rather interesting indeed. The house is unusual for many reasons: it's design, it's client, it's [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2008, 5:23pm EST
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• 1937 Armstrong House for Sale

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  1937 Armstrong designed home. Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. project: Green Residence.location: Moberly, Missouri.architect: Harris Armstrong, FAIA.date: 1937.The house definitely needs some TLC, but the essence of the original Art Deco / Moderne house is intact.Following is information describing the house and its context based on the owner's description.• price: $65,000.•' [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2008, 6:35pm EST
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• House to be Built in Moberly, Missouri

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  1937 Armstrong designed home.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. This house is available for sale to someone interested in a 1930s modernist home near Columbia, Missouri. The house has many of its original fixtures and moldings.Drawing courtesy of the Harris Armstrong Archives, Special Collections, Washington University in Saint Louis. [...]
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  Posted: February 01, 2008, 7:18pm EST
  by Remiss63

• How NOT to Redevelop the City

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  In response to a posting on the Brick City blog (with the above photograph) regarding the redevelopment of "blighted" residential areas of the city, I responded with the comments below.[You can find the original uncropped screenshot here.]Brick City posted the above image under the title "City Struggles." Along with the [...]
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  Posted: January 16, 2008, 11:08am EST
  by Remiss63

• Eames Stamps for 2008 !

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  In the summer of 2008, these stamps will become available through the USPS. I can't wait . . . I'm sure they'll become collector's items.Here's a quotation from Eames Demetrios:These stamps were designed by the remarkable Derry Noyes, who design[s] many of the stamps for the US Post Office. The' [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2008, 12:45pm EST
  by Remiss63

• book review: 20 Fellows

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  20 Fellows: Paths Taken, Lessons Learned is a commendable, substantive book that repays reading and viewing at many levels: visual, historical, inspirational, and personal. The ostensible purpose of the publication is to provide guidance for young architectural graduates from 20 St. Louis Chapter AIA Fellows. While fulfilling this mandate in [...]
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  Posted: January 04, 2008, 12:19pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Noguchi & Yamaguchi, 1952-53

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  Isamu Noguchi & Shirley Yamaguchi.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. This image of Isamu Noguchi and Yoshiko Yamaguchi in Chuo Koron Gallery, Japan, 1952-53 is part of an exhibition entitled Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi.Noguchi and Yamaguchi were married from 1952 to 1957. A prolific actress (also known in English as [...]
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  Posted: December 28, 2007, 11:13pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Isamu Noguchi & Isamu Kenmochi

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  Round rattan chair designed by Isamu Kenmochi (left). A woven bamboo chair designed by Noguchi and Kenmochi working collaboratively (center). Kenmochi's Kashiwado Chair (right) was inspired by the stance of a sumo wrestler.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. Noguchi and Kenmochi first met in Kenzo Tange's Tokyo University office in 1950. They [...]
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  Posted: December 27, 2007, 10:07pm EST
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• Noguchi -- Lunar Landscape, 1944

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  Lunar Landscape, 1944.Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. sculpture: Lunar Landscape.sculptor: Isamu Noguchi.materials: magnesite cement, cork, fishing line, electric lights and acetate on wood mount.dimensions: 34.5" h. x 24.75" w. x 7.9" d.date: 1944.Lunar Landscape is elaboration and development of his earlier model for a work of land art entitled This Tortured" [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2007, 10:13pm EST
  by Remiss63

• Top 100 Architecture Blogs

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  We've been accorded the honor of being one of the top 100 architecture blogs in the category Musings. I'm not sure what criteria or on who's authority this decision has been made. Regardless, we'll celebrate the compliment. [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2007, 6:38pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Memorial to the Dead of Hiroshima (composite "corrected")

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  Hiroshima Memorial ("corrected"). Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. Model for Memorial to the Atomic Dead, Hiroshima (unrealized proposal), 1952.This image above is a composite of two photographs.In this version of the montage have modified the top and bottom photographs to align with one another, particularly the lines of the two massive [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2007, 10:29pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Noguchi -- model for "Memorial to the Atomic Dead, Hiroshima" (above ground)

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  Hiroshima Memorial (above ground). Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. model for Hiroshima Memorial (unrealized proposal), 1952.This photograph depicts the above ground portion of Noguchi's proposed memorial. You can view an image of the overall site design here.This model represents the arch as one massive piece of carved granite. Realizing that such' [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2007, 7:55pm EDT
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• Noguchi -- model for Memorial to the Atomic Dead, Hiroshima" (below

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  Hiroshima Memorial (below ground). Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. sculpture: model for Memorial to the Atomic Dead, Hiroshima (unrealized proposal), 1952.This photograph depicts the below ground portion of the memorial. Two massive supports surround a central granite block inscribed with the names of the dead. The calligraphic symbol inscribed is for [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2007, 7:31pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Kirkwood Moderne

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  Streamline Moderne Home For Sale. Uploaded by Andrew Raimist. This Streamline Moderne home on South Geyer Road is presently for sale. While it has many characteristics of homes by Harris Armstrong, it was apparently not one of his designs.The website with the real estate listing includes interior and exterior photographs. [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2007, 1:19pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Shanley Building -- perspective

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  Perspective.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  Armstrong's rendering of the Shanley Building is taken from a somewhat unusual point of view. The geometry of the construction puts the viewer just below the top of the wall. This [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2007, 8:03pm EDT
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• Noguchi -- This Tortured Earth, 1942

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  This Tortured Earth, 1943.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  sculpture: model for This Tortured Earth.
  sculptor: Isamu Noguchi.
  materials: bronze casting (of plaster or magnestite original)
  dimensions: 28" x 28" x 4".
  date: 1943.
  
  Noguchi apparently said he'd conceived [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2007, 1:18pm EDT
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• Noguchi -- This Tortured Earth, 1942

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  This Tortured Earth, 1943.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  sculpture: model for This Tortured Earth.
  sculptor: Isamu Noguchi.
  materials: bronze casting (from original in plaster or magnesite)
  dimensions: 28" x 28" x 4".
  date: 1942.
  
  "The idea of [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2007, 1:16pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Noguchi -- My Arizona, 1943

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  My Arizona, 1943.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  Isamu Noguchi produced this abstract piece following his return from confinement at the Japanese-American internment camp in Poston, Arizona (from May through November 1942). It seems that he's attempting to use "pure [...]
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  Posted: July 05, 2007, 4:20pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• You're invited to see my photographs . . .

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  Ethical Society.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  
  Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of my exhibit of architectural photography at the Ethical Society. You are invited to visit it while it remains on display through August.
  
  If [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 3:35pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- skylight

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  View upward toward skylight.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  View looking directly upward toward the ceiling in the main space of the Ethical Society. The dark circle in the center in the suspended light. The radiating lines [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 2:51pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Let the sun shine!

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  Sunshine!
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  You are invited a talk on Harris Armstrong and an exhibit of architectural photography I'm having at the Ethical Society.
  
  Summer Solstice talk
  
  As Platform Speaker at the Ethical Society, Andrew Raimist will be [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 2:05pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- south facade, 2005

  
  South facade facing Clayton Road.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  A view of the main entries on the south face of the Ethical Society. In the center, between the two projecting glazed vestibules are a pair of concrete columns [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 1:15pm EDT
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• Ethical Society -- design model, 1961

  
  Design model.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.

  
  A working model for Armstrong's Ethical Society. The design as built generally corresponds to the model, but with some slight differences.
  
  The canopy at left, beyond the two glazed vestibules, was never constructed. [...]

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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 12:15pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- brochure with model

  
  Ethical Society -- brochure with model.
  Originally uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  This image is taken from the fund-raising brochure publishing at the time. The building model is shown photographed in it's location on the site and [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 12:10pm EDT
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• Ethical Society -- early floor plan, 1961

  
  Early floor plan.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.

  
  An early version of the Upper Level Plan for the Ethical Society. This drawing was published in a fundraising brochure distributed by the Ethical Society.
  
  The plan is fairly accurate with respect [...]

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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 12:05pm EDT
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• Ethical Society -- main entry vestibules

  
  Pair of entries at reception area.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  View looking directly south toward the two entry vestibules that frame the fireplace between them. The fireplace itself is constructed in the space between two concrete columns. The fireplace [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:45am EDT
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• Ethical Society -- pre-preliminary south elevation, c. 1961

  
  "Pre-Preliminary" South Elevation.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  A very early sketch of Armstrong's for the South Facade (main entry facing Clayton Road) of the Ethical Society. This drawing is circa 1961
  
  The three sets of doors at [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:45am EDT
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• Ethical Society -- pre-preliminary east elevation, c. 1961

  
  "Pre-Preliminary" East Elevation.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  A very early sketch of Armstrong's for the East Facade of the Ethical Society. This drawing is circa 1961.
  
  
  Drawing courtesy of the Harris Armstrong Archives, Special Collections, Washington [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:35am EDT
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• A Summer Solstice Celebration!

  
  Radiance.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  
  Music, lunch, activities, talk, exhibit, . . .
  
  You (yes, you) are invited to attend my talk on Sunday 24 June at 11am at the Ethical Society. Following my talk, there will be [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:05am EDT
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• Ethical Society -- south exterior, 2005

  
  South facade at education wing.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  View of the Southeast exterior of looking from the main entry toward the East. The difference in the character of the main pavilion (skeletal structure, fully glazed walls, and [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:05am EDT
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• Ethical Society -- south reflection, 2005

  
  South facade reflected.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  Reflection of the South facade of the East educational wing. The wings to the East and the West have flat roofs. The reflecting pool tends to give it a floating feeling. [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 10:05am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- north elevation, 2005

  
  North elevation.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  The north elevation of the Ethical Society has an entirely different character and function compared to the south elevation. The great majority of the parking is located on the north side of [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 8:05am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- view of north facade, 2005

  
  Ethical Society -- north facade.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  The ground level view of the north elevation gives quite a different impression than the primary front (south) elevation does. Similarly, an overall view of the north elevation varies [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 7:05am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- entry hall, c. 1960s

  
  Entry hall, c. 1962.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  A view of the entry hall from about 1962. Architecturally, virtually nothing has changed. The film used when this was taken and the subsequent fading of the color print is [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:45pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- entry hall east

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  Photograph of entry hall.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  
  A more recent photograph of the main entry hall looking toward the east. The effect of the colored glass is powerful and almost overwhelming. Certainly when comparing color photographs to [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:25pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- entry hall

  
  Main entry hall.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  The paired concrete columns take on a massive and heavy form when initially entering the building. The surrounding pools of water tend to lighten and fracture the sense of solidity, giving [...]
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  Posted: June 21, 2007, 11:15pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- entry & fireplace

  
  Entry hall and fireplace.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  The close proximity of the massive concrete fireplace positioned between the two entry vestibule creates a sense of fundamental elements being employed in a modern way. The use of fire [...]
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  Posted: June 20, 2007, 12:14am EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- Armstrong giving tour

  
  Armstrong giving architect's tour.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  Harris Armstrong giving a tour of the Ethical Society in the mid 1960s. Armstrong is at the far right gazing upward. In his later years particularly, Armstrong served as a [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2007, 6:34pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Ethical Society -- reception area

  
  Reception Area.
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  View looking toward the southeast corner of the reception hall.
  
  The paired concrete columns are kept on the exterior of the colored glass walls, except at the fireplace/chimney located between the two entry vestibules. [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2007, 11:57pm EDT
  by Remiss63

• Harris Armstrong -- introduction

  
  Armstrong portrait (c.1930).
  Uploaded by Andrew Raimist.
  
  This photograph of Saint Louis modern architect Harris Armstrong, FAIA (1899-1973) in the guise of a Hollywood movie star reveals two things. First, he saw himself in the spotlight playing the part of [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2007, 1:01am EDT
  by Remiss63