Day 22/365 of Steel – De Brug
The office building De Brug was inaugurated on 1 may 2005 and became an icon for the city of Rotterdam. JHK Architecten designed the building and Hollandia Structures did a great job…
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Day 21/365 of Steel – Herbert Ferber
Ferber was born on April 30, 1906, in New York. He studied dentistry at Columbia University Dental School, graduating in 1930, and pursued his independent studies of art with evening…
Day 20/365 of Steel – Archibald Quincy Jones
My trip to steel wonderland inevitably brings me to the U.S. and its numerous modernist architects who had a huge influence on post-war American housing. Archibald Quincy Jones (born April…
Day 19/365 of Steel – The Gherkin
On the 28th of April 2004, The Gherkin was officially inaugurated. Norman Foster (architect) and Ove Arup (engineering) created a true masterpiece in skyscraper engineering. The Gherkin is an example…
Day 18/365 of Steel – Enzo Mari
Enzo Mari (27 April 1932– 19 October 2020) was an Italian modernist artist and furniture designer who is known to have influenced many generations of industrial designers. He drew inspiration from the arts and…
Day 17/365 of Steel – Ieoh Ming Pei
I.M. Pei was born on 26 April 1917. Best known for designing the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the glass pyramid at the entrance to…
Day 16/365 of Steel – 25 de Abril Bridge
I guess by now you know what I am doing. A 365-day trip through the history of steel in construction, design and art since the end of the 19th century…
Day 15/365 of Steel – Ron Arad
Today a post on a creative jack-of-all-trades, born in Tel Aviv on 24 April 1951. Arad is an industrial designer, artist, and architectural designer. Arad’s career as a designer began with the Rover chair,…
Day 14/365 of Steel – Mimram Footbridge
Today I’m taking you across the river Rhin between the cities of Strasbourg and Kehl on the Mimram Footbridge or Passerelle des Deux Rives built in 2004 and inaugurated on…