Ieoh Ming Pei, better known as I.M. Pei, has left an indelible mark on the world of architecture. Born in Guangzhou, China in 1917, Pei moved to the United States in 1935 for his studies. After earning his Bachelor’s degree from MIT and a Master’s from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, he began a career that would span over six decades and earn him a Pritzker Prize, often considered the Nobel Prize of architecture. Pei’s architectural philosophy melded modern aesthetics with the essence of traditional architectural principles. His designs were renowned for their geometric forms and innovative use of space.…
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Image: From Brittanica.com Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902 in San Francisco and died April 22, 1984 in Carmel, California. His father was a business man named Charles Hitchcock Adams and his mother was Olive Bray. His grandfather was a wealthy timber baron. He was born when his parents were much older in age and also lived with his maiden Aunt. It was a very conservative, Victorian household. When he was 4 years old, he fell during a large aftershock after the earthquake in 1906 and his nose was broken giving him a very distinctive look. Ansel was a…
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For 2023 I thought I would search for the design trends for this year. Not that I am too interested in trends generally, but I thought I would just satisfy my curiosity. Along with a trend toward warmer colors, the two trends I found the most interesting should be grouped together because they are basically the same. The trends of (1) using curved lines instead of the straight lines of mid-century modern and (2) trending toward a nouveau style. Art Nouveau (French for “new art”). It was popular around the turn of the 20th century for a short period of…