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Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe (1886-1969)
Mies Van De Rohe held the philosophy of less is more and it was exemplified in his drawings and his buildings. He was also attributed...
Sarah Rood
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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L'Ecole des Beaux Arts and Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan was the first female Architect. She had to jump through a lot of hoops to get there. But she was worth her salt. She came...
Sarah Rood
Nov 12, 20235 min read
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Frank Lloyd Wright hired a hundred Women-- Go Frank, Go Frank!
When I first started studying Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, I just adored Frank Lloyd Wright. For all of the obvious...
Sarah Rood
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Why Don't African American Women Make the Architectural Cannon?
I would love to write a comparable piece on Georgia “Louise” Brown or a similar article on Alma Fairfax Murray Carlisle to the one I just...
Sarah Rood
Nov 12, 20233 min read
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Paul Revere Williams: Architect to the Stars.
Williams grew up in Los Angeles, attended High School and then attended, Los Angeles School of Art. He graduated from University of...
Sarah Rood
Nov 12, 20232 min read
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Even Le Corbusier made mistakes.
Le Corbusier was a controversial personality. He helped to create the idea of the “hero of architecture”. In 2017 and 2018, his works...
Sarah Rood
Nov 10, 20233 min read
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No Limits for women
Alma Fairfax Murray Carlisle was born on July 9th, 1927, in Alexandria Virginia. Her sister Madeline was 10 years older. Clarence Murry,...
Sarah Rood
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Second Licensed African American Female Architect in United States
Georgia “Louise” Harris Brown (1918-1999) may in fact be the second African American woman licensed as an Architect in the United States....
Sarah Rood
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting
Sarah Jane Rood Li Ping Wang is a Chinese Shao Lin Hamster. She has been a student of kung fu for almost 40 years. She loves to do Tai...
Sarah Rood
Oct 15, 20236 min read
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Architectural Bon Bons
If you are reading this blog, this blog is for you. If you are an Architecture student, or an Architectural History Student, this blog is...
Sarah Rood
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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Chaux, France and Claude Nicholas Ledoux
In the middle of Chaux, France was an ideal amount of salt for salinization which was very profitable in the 1700's. We get our word for...
Sarah Rood
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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