Daily Photo - Hearst Castle in San Simeon Did you know that Hearst Castle is only a few hours north of LA? If you ever end up in LA for a trip, be sure to set aside a few hours for a trip up to see this place. After you get out of the LA city-scape-area, the terrain totally changes - so does the "feeling". Towards the end of the day, all the tourists had left. I had an escort with me for most of the day. This gentleman was a retired LAPD officer who spends a few days per week working up at Hearst Castle. There are several of these guys and gals that help keep the place secure. They take the job pretty seriously, as you would expect from any LAPD-type. After a few hours, I was able to wear them down with humor. I found they responded very well to anti-lawyer humor, btw. So keep that one in mind in case you ever get in a pinch. Everyone there was extremely nice, and I loved the opportunity to capture Hearst as it is meant to be captured. I kept returning to this fountain time and time again -- until the skies and light was just right... Any Problems with New Server? We've recently moved over the entire website to the Rackspace Cloud. This was done because our traffic is growing like crazy, and we wanted things to be nice and speedy for everyone. Also, from time to time, Twitter can cause big surges in traffic that brought the whole thing to a grinding halt. Let me know if you see anything is awry. It's hard for me to test anything, and there are always niggling little problems... Like, for example, I found out that Firefox didn't work because of some silly Facebook code that still broke it even though it was commented out! I'll put together a full review on Rackspace soon enough... along with a whole list of all the backend stuff that keeps the site humming along. I know we have lots of technical people that come to the site, and we all like geeking out about the specs and "how things work"! from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
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Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as history, ceremonies, artistic sensibility, and many aspects of daily life.
A photo tour of Hearst Castle on our Pacific Coast Highway roadtrip. The Hearst Castle is a must-see stop on Highway 1 if you're visiting Big Sur.
Castle Inn is a throwback destination ideal for families or friends looking for simple accommodation adjacent to a beautiful stretch of California coastline. Built in the 1950’s, Castle Inn offers a perfect location to enjoy the nightly sunsets and fun activities poolside or seaside. Memories are sure to be made while staying at this fun
There were a lot of insults you could hurl at William Randolph Hearst, but you can’t fault his love of architecture. We’re looking north up Broadway from 12th St in downtown Los Angeles, and buildi…
December 16, 2018In her 35-year run as the editor in chief of Architectural Digest, Paige Rense was arguably the best-known design-magazine editor in the country. She transformed a high-end but rather staid journal of California architecture and interiors into an international chronicle of the homes of the rich, famous and stylish — and of the […]
A comprehensive guide to visiting Hearst Castle, a hilltop mansion built by the late William Randolph Hearst located along the beautiful Central Coast of California in the tiny town of San Simeon. Find out how you can visit Hearst Castle, learn about our experience of visiting Hearst Castle, tips on how to make the most of your tour of Hearst Castle, and things to do in nearby San Simeon and Cambria.
I wonder what it would have been like to come as a guest, to wake up in one of those beds and sit under the orange trees with a book, to watch the sunset over the Pacific.
Hearst Castle in San Simeon is a popular and easy stop on a California road trip up Pacific Coast Highway. Is it worth the time and money, though? In this post, we will consider those things, and I’ll offer some tips for visiting, along with some photos I took on our recent tour Grand Rooms Tour […]
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Three 16th century oil paintings that have been hanging in William Randolph Hearst's...
A photo tour of Hearst Castle on our Pacific Coast Highway roadtrip. The Hearst Castle is a must-see stop on Highway 1 if you're visiting Big Sur.
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Architecture has also been a man’s domain for a long time and role of women is still overlooked in the profession. In my 5 years of student architect life, the ratio of boy to girl students has been 1:3 which has in the last 10 years changed to 1:1. Maybe it is time that we looked at the women who have overcome obstacles, designed landmark buildings and established successful architecture careers. In the first post of Architalks, get introduced to 9 such wonderful ladies who made remarkable contributions to the world of architecture by their outstanding works. 1. Anna Keichline First registered architect woman of Pennsylvania. She invented the fire proof hollow block and named it the "K Brick," a precursor to the present day concrete block. 2. Denise Scott Brown She had made significant contributions to the field of urban design before she met her future husband, Robert Venturi. She made remarkable contributions in the form of her research and teachings in Architecture, aimed at the modern understanding of the relationship between architecture and community. 3. Eileen Gray Eileen Gray's contributions were overlooked for many years, but she is now considered one of the most influential designers of modern times. Many Art Deco and Bauhaus architects and designers found inspiration in Eileen Gray's furniture and house designs. 4. Julia Morgan Julia Morgan was the first woman to study architecture at the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the first woman to work as a professional architect in California. During her 45-year career, Julia Morgan designed more than 700 homes, churches, office buildings, hospitals, stores, and educational buildings, including the famous Hearst Castle. 5. Marion Mahony Griffin Frank Lloyd Wright's first employee was a woman, and she became the world's first woman to be officially licensed as an architect. Like many other women who design buildings, Wright's employee was lost in the shadow of her male associates. Nevertheless, Marion Mahony Griffin contributed greatly to Wright's career and also to the career of her husband, Walter Burley Griffin. 6. Maya Lin Trained as an artist and an architect, Maya Lin is best known for her large, minimalist sculptures and monuments. When she was only 21 and still a student, Lin created the winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. 7. Norma Merrick Sklarek Norma Merrick Sklarek was the first black woman to become licensed architect in the United States. She was also the first black woman honored by Fellowship in AIA. Her many projects include a new terminal, serving 10 million annual passengers, for Los Angeles International Airport. 8. Susana Torre Susana Torre describes herself as a feminist. Through her teaching, writing, and architectural practice, she works to improve the status of women in architecture. 9. Zaha Hadid Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950, Zaha Hadid is the first woman to win a Pritzker Architecture Prize. Her work experiments with new spatial concepts and encompasses all fields of design, ranging from urban spaces to products and furniture. http://oxy-i-gen.blogspot.com/2009/08/zaha-hadid-career-graph.html
I wonder what it would have been like to come as a guest, to wake up in one of those beds and sit under the orange trees with a book, to watch the sunset over the Pacific.
From Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate in Virginia to artist Frederic Edwin Church's home in the Hudson River Valley, these structures are as beautiful as they are significant in U.S. history
Hearst Castle Part II: Main House and Indoor Pool After seeing the Neptune Pool and visiting Casa del Sol guesthouse, our tour of Hearst Castle proceeded up the steps shown in the next photo and went past a portion of...
No need to hop across the pond to visit sprawling, storied castles—you can get your Downton Abbey fix at these amazing U.S. palaces, from Hawaii to Kentucky.
Structure Square Feet Bedrooms Fireplaces Bathrooms Sitting Rooms Casa Grande 68,500 38 30 42 14 Casa Del Mar 5,350 8 5 6 1 Casa Del Monte 2,550 4 3 4 1 Casa Del Sol 3,620 8 3 8 2 Guest Houses There are a total of 46 rooms in the Guest Houses including lobbies. Casa
Most of these weren't built for royalty, but you'd never know the difference.
See comment below clarifying Herald Express versus Herald Examiner! I think we can all agree that this building deserves to be filed under “They Sure Don’t Build ‘em Like That Anymore.” This is the…
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