Modernism is Alive and Well, and Living in Florida!Tumblr (3.0; @fourfloridamoderns)http://fourfloridamoderns.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2dca2e74d8561bf2a3ed4d048864623f/tumblr_mh7nds3xX41s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Night will take a landscape but only if there is an absence of starlight.</p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Airside C in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright George Cott).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41487297604http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41487297604Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:10:00 -0500Architecturemodern architecturealberto alfonsoFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1196feefb2983ed112f6bed38fac892b/tumblr_mh7my0HvLQ1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Certain moments in an architect’s career crystalize commitment: Guy Peterson’s sensitive addition to Paul Rudolph’s & Ralph Twitchell’s Revere Quality House in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Steven Brooke Studio).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41486587627http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41486587627Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:01:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureguy petersonFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55151c902e96b2de67f7ed71c8300007/tumblr_mh7mmlP9631s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There are those moments when less is definitely more: the architect’s dilemma when nature abounds. </p> <p>Chad Oppenheim’s design for Mandarin Oriental’s Tree Top Villas (Dellis Cay) in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Vyonyx).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41486057969http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41486057969Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:54:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureChad OppenheimFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6dd494ef6a58d7afcd953596a0b6e734/tumblr_mh7m8fKQ8T1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The jungle dares the building to be so astute, as if nature wishes to be fooled…</p> <p>Rene Gonzalez’s Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Oriol Tarridas).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41485403967http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41485403967Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:45:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureFour Florida Modernsrene gonzalez<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f812db7960834e1d1a412d572d182c3/tumblr_mh7lqrrhIO1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Materials dance in the reflected light as water longs to be built dexterity.</p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Nielsen Media Research center in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright George Cott).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41484605401http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41484605401Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:35:00 -0500Architecturemodern architecturealberto alfonsoFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11475c45e9b58db33fa3fd186e7b67bb/tumblr_mh7l2mvPX31s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The minions of the afternoon have such respect for a haven so sublime: brise-soleil brilliance!</p> <p>Guy Peterson’s Bird Key House in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Steven Brooke Studio).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41483503016http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41483503016Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:20:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureFour Florida Modernsguy peterson<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed21d46491339b291b309e9065178176/tumblr_mh7ktm5Bvb1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There is that moment when the skin of a building lays itself bare to the environment: it’s pure magic!</p> <p>Chad Oppenheim’s entry for the Marina + Beach Village in the UAE, published in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Oppenheim Architecture + Design, and Olalekan Jeyifous).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41483087616http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41483087616Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:15:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureChad OppenheimFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1dab3cef966e85333f60be2149ef27e8/tumblr_mh7kjlmXKM1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There is that time of day when sun, wind and salt spray create magic. The perfect frame of reference…</p> <p>Rene Gonzalez’s Indian Creek Home in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Hikari Studio & Rene Gonzalez Architect, Inc.).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41482624668http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41482624668Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:09:00 -0500Architecturemodern architecturerene gonzalezFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d17802c8cff5829a8218546616e9581/tumblr_mh7k7ntJCa1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A shape takes on a life of its own and suddenly the #architecture is magnificently more than the sum of its parts.</p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Lake House #2 in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Al Hurley).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41482078860http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41482078860Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:02:00 -0500Architecturemodern architecturealberto alfonsoFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7e51690a243b32ebe4e5b6c4132a327/tumblr_mh7jwsUN9q1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There are moments in the sun: and this is one of them!</p> <p>Guy Peterson’s Theisen Residence in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Steven Brooke Studio).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41481572951http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41481572951Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:55:00 -0500ArchitectureFour Florida Modernsmodern architectureguy peterson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66cc8043ed073b66fa3093577be519ea/tumblr_mh7jjiRwbR1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The stillness of the balmy climate anoints the facade, bathed in lush light.</p> <p>Chad Oppenheim’s Villa Allegra in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Ken Hayden).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41480950871http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41480950871Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:47:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureFour Florida ModernsChad Oppenheim<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6256ce2c76d37ee6bed712b61876b7e8/tumblr_mh7ifj6mUV1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Glowing walls enliven poetically placed sculptural elements in this modern milieu. </p> <p>Rene Gonzalez’s Karla Conceptual Event Experience in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Ken Hayden).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41479094543http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41479094543Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:23:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureFour Florida Modernsrene gonzalez<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a1fecbf32e53224929517643b15f7e0/tumblr_mh7hsyzW2m1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunlight dapples scored swaths of white, imprinting the surface of reflective glass while leaving the distressed surface of stone untouched.</p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Lake House #1 in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Al Hurley).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41478003969http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41478003969Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:10:00 -0500Architecturealberto alfonsomodern architectureFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/699fd87409a201171f74c69b4b967b55/tumblr_mh7gxqqo761s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pale meets dark, smooth meets rough, sharp edges move toward curvy lines: modern facility.</p> <p>Guy Peterson’s Bird Key House in Four Florida Moderns (image copyright Steven Brooke Studio).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41476513308http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41476513308Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:51:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureguy petersonFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/488f2a7f50f5f1ef707164292ad4892f/tumblr_mh7gdmYdRI1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Slim limbs reach into a sky so blue the juxtaposition of pale and brilliant delight the senses: tropical modernism at its most powerful.</p> <p>Chad Oppenheim’s Ilona Bay in Four Florida Moderns (copyright Ken Hayden).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41475544123http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41475544123Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:39:00 -0500Architecturemodern architectureFour Florida ModernsChad Oppenheim<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/20c2ab25f9fb1e3ba60a155e0938f5f4/tumblr_mh7fggbisy1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The eyes of a building reflecting all they take in, beautifully peering from their textural skin. </p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Airside C in Four Florida Moderns (© Al Hurley).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41473935167http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41473935167Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:19:00 -0500Architecturemodern architecturealberto alfonsoFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3635876aa1bc20a35ace32fabb66166e/tumblr_mh5tbi4G3f1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A sliver of light radiates from dimension’s drum.</p> <p>Chad Oppenheim’s Villa Allegra in Four Florida Moderns (image © Ken Hayden). </p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41408174973http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41408174973Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:23:00 -0500architecturemodern architectureChad OppenheimFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb637359cf76790766b4acf8fab59628/tumblr_mh5su9PajB1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Swaths of concrete, glass and steel reach for the sky (and the sky reciprocates).</p> <p>Alberto Alfonso’s Airside C in Four Florida Moderns (image Alfonso Architects).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41407286901http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41407286901Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:13:00 -0500architecturemodern architectureAlberto AlfonsoFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dd1e9e1521ab16230b6788ecae6ee81d/tumblr_mh5snzdxhQ1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Textural monochromatic interplays of light and shadow: Rene Gonzalez’s Karla Conceptual Event Experiences in Four Florida Moderns (image Ken Hayden).</span></p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41406949015http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41406949015Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:09:00 -0500architecturemodern architectureRene GonzalezFour Florida Moderns<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a90db25e2d1253fa2068e82efdf12834/tumblr_mh5sl3PG9L1s4qdt7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A scored facade rises toward the sun: modern architecture achieves great heights.</p> <p>Guy Peterson’s Anaclerio Residence in Four Florida Moderns (image Steven Brooke Studio).</p>http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41406818611http://fourfloridamoderns.com/post/41406818611Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:07:00 -0500architecturemodern architectureGuy PetersonFour Florida Moderns