architecture

Roofing Wednesdays: Hundertwasser House

The Hundertwasser House is an apartment building in Vienna designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser who was considered an architectural rebel. His vision was of "free architecture for all," meaning without standards, specifications or straight lines — kind of like Dr. Seuss!

Create a Unique Home with Owens Corning Shingles + Pantone Fashion Colors

When it comes to transforming a house into a home, it’s the details that count. Each season, the Pantone Fashion Color Report is paired with Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Series Shingles to help you discover an exterior for your house that represents your family’s unique style. In this guide, we'll explore some Pantone and Owens Corning fashion color pairings.

Roofing Wednesdays: Die Es (Gabriël Fagan's Home)

Architect Gabriel Fagan is a national icon in South Africa famous for celebrating the town's culture with his building designs. Here, the undulating roof shape "conforms directly to the plan by enhancing the cell-like separateness of each room, while lifting to frame alternate western sea and eastern mountain views."

Roofing Wednesdays: La Pedrera

La Pedrera ("stone quarry") is the more popular name for Casa Milà, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, who created a roof with sentinels to stand guard, and took six years to build (1906-1912). In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage building by UNESCO. You can even take a tour of this spectacular building!

Roofing Wednesdays: Hotel Marqués de Riscal

The Hotel Marques de Riscal in Spain might look like a ball of tangled ribbon, but it is actually the work of renowned postmodernist architect Frank Gehry, who also designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.