Eero Saarinen

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Architecture of Heaven and Earth

Félix Candela's curves, Walter Gropius's boxes
Looking at the wavy roofs of Félix Candela's most iconic structures, like the restaurant Los Manatiales (1958) in Mexico City, I think of pinwheels or the fluttering dress of a spinning dancer.
By GREG COOK | September 02, 2009

A joyful mess

‘Dead and Gong’ at Stairwell; plus, summer at Lenore Gray
“Dead and Gong,” on view at Stairwell Gallery is a hodgepodge installation that feels a bit like a teen’s bedroom, the treasure horde of a Latin American crypt, and a squatter’s camp in the woods.
By GREG COOK | August 20, 2008

Hearts of glass

California cool at the Addison Gallery
In the photo it is night, and two women in cocktail dresses sit — perhaps chatting while jazz plays in the background — in a spare modern living room.
By GREG COOK | March 19, 2008

That pesky First Amendment

The feds seek tight restrictions on religious readings in prison¬
It’s going to be really tough topping the Bush Administration’s efforts to trash the US Constitution.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | September 12, 2007

Exhibition expedition

A road trip to sample great art is worth the gas money
Here are 10 exhibits across New England that will keep you happily inside all summer. Summer Guide 2006: Cheap thrills from Bar Harbor to New Haven.
By GREG COOK | June 14, 2006

Motion pictures

“Living in Motion: Design and Architecture for Flexible Dwelling” at the ICA
Like countless others, when I was a student and moving each year from dorm to apartment and then to another apartment, I made bookshelves out of bricks and planks of wood.
By MARK FAVERMANN | February 22, 2006