Podcasts about spanish colonial revival

One of our listeners asked the question of how someone can lean into the Spanish Colonial style of home, so we have created this podcast for those who have moved into a decades old home and aren't sure about how to lean into its style. We want to help you know what to keep and preserve, and also what to change to fit your style. We wanted to do a quick little history lesson and talk about 5 principle things that are included in Spanish Colonial architecture, and then why certain celebrity estates are successful and why each of them look different because they each have a fresh new take.  Leaning into the Spanish colonial style 5:10 What is Spanish Colonial architecture? 8:15 Wide exterior and interior walls 9:25 Flat roofs with clay tile 11:55 The wooden beams 14:40 Small windows with wooden shutters and central courtyards 18:10 “Spanish Colonial Revival is most often used to describe homes developed in the early 20th century in the US or Mexico. Houses in this style Incorporate key elements of Mediterranean architecture, especially bright white exterior walls while also taking inspiration from Mexican, pueblo, and moorish design styles. The architectural style represents an adaptation of Spanish missions and Mediterranean style homes designed to keep the interior cool even on hot days. In the United States, Spanish revival homes are most popular in Florida, Texas, California, and the Southwest, including Arizona and New Mexico.” 8:20

Known for grand Spanish Colonial Revival estates in Southern California, Kevin A. Clark has a knack for tapping into the roots of classic architectural styles—creating homes faithful to their design premises, but also light-filled and utterly comfortable for today's 21st century residents. “I had no intentions of working in architecture because I was throwing pottery for a living, and also playing drums—and that wasn't going to work out,” says Clark, who began his career as a draftsman before segueing into design, ultimately creating notable residences like Santa Monica's “El Sueno” and the recent "Hanalei House" on Kauai's North Shore.   Kevin joins the podcast to discuss the come-to-life precision of his hand-drawn ink and pencil renderings, designing a home for design aficionado Lindsey Buckingham, and the evergreen allure of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.   “I grew up in Venice, California, and riding my bike through Venice and Santa Monica I just had an affinity for it, and the romance of it,” says Clark of Spanish Colonial Revival style homes. “It is, in a lot of ways, our architecture. California's architecture.”   http://www.kevinaclark.com/

This week we admire Mower County. This county is the location of the Paramount Theater, a 1929 movie theater, the only atmospheric theater and commercial use of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Let's celebrate this historical theater by reading a book made into a movie! We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking you to Amazon.com. If you click on any of them, and buy anything at all - including a nice book - Amazon will send us a small percent of the profits they made on these sales. Thank you for supporting CMLE!

This week we admire Mower County. This county is the location of the Paramount Theater, a 1929 movie theater, the only atmospheric theater and commercial use of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Let's celebrate this historical theater by reading a book made into a movie! We give you links to each of these books on our show notes page, taking you to Amazon.com. If you click on any of them, and buy anything at all - including a nice book - Amazon will send us a small percent of the profits they made on these sales. Thank you for supporting CMLE!

Every Thursday at 4pm EasternUse the Meeting ID: http://zoom.us/j/92135931351 Subscribe now: http://bit.ly/399yevLWhat About Mexico?  With more than a million expats estimated to live there, Mexico is far and away the most popular destination for North Americans looking to move abroad. But—with so many places to choose from—where in Mexico should you move? It's a very large country, after all.Alexandra Demou is the founding owner of Welcome Home Mexico, a relocation and real estate company based in Polanco, CDMX where she currently devotes all of her time. Alexandra is from NYC. She studied Hotel and Hospitality Management in Greece and in New York. She has a Swiss Diploma and a B.S. from New York University.More than a vacation destination, Mexico is more than beautiful beaches. Join us today in learning what Mexico has to offer.Polanco is a very desirable neighborhood in Mexico City. Here, world-famous brands and upscale international restaurants line Avenida Presidente Masaryk, the premier shopping avenue at the heart of this prestigious district. Leafy side streets host Spanish Colonial Revival mansions and luxe apartments. To the north, Nuevo Polanco features modern architecture, including the futuristic Museo Soumaya, with its vast Rodin collection, and one of Latin America's largest aquariums.Questions For Alexandra:-Tell us about Mexican nationals who are interested in buying in the US? ----Who are they? Where are they looking? How do we appeal to them? -Are there any cultural differences in how Mexican buyers consider real estate transactions? -Where are the hot spots for Americans who want to buy in Mexico? Why? -Is there any place in particular that New Yorkers are looking? -How do you get there? What documentation is needed?-What, if any, are the restrictions on US nationals owning real property in Mexico? -How do Americans buy in Mexico? What is the process? Who are the needed advisors? How do folks find them? -Yankees love wood houses, especially Colonials. I would not expect to find many saltbox colonials in Mexico. What are the styles we'll encounter in Mexico? What sizes are most liked? What amenities?-What is the most desirable in location or style? -Is it better to be in a resort or gated community? -Is it a mostly seasonal market and is that likely to change? Nantucket will always be a summer community, whereas Florida is in transition.-What are the transfer taxes, the property taxes? Any difference for American versus Mexican owners? -How are properties maintained by absentee owners?Roberto Cabrera - With 20 years of experience, I have been recognized throughout the industry for achieving outstanding results: Ranked nationally by REAL Trends as one of "America's Best Real Estate Agents” for avg. sales price of $4.350M. Sold a single family Townhouse faster than any other on the Upper West Side over $10M. I live with my wife and daughter on the Upper West Side, the neighborhood I have called home for the past 23 years. John Engel - John Engel is a consistently top-producing agent in Fairfield County, Connecticut. John recently won the Realtor of the Year Award in New Canaan where he was long serving Chairman of the Town Council. Before going into real estate he was the founder of two successful Internet businesses, Paper.com and e-Media (for which he won the  Entrepreneur of the Year Award). John attended New Canaan High School and Davidson College in North Carolina. After graduating, he served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the first Gulf War. He currently lives in New Canaan with his wife Melissa and four children. John Engel produces an easy-to-understand and in-depth monthly Market Report for the 16 towns of lower Fairfield County. 

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This week, we are going back to the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts to visit with three extremely talented designers and highlight the work they did in this years offering. To remind you about the home this year, it’s being called, “The Overlook”, originally built in 1915 for a whopping $14,000, it was home to the widowed sisters, Ruth Hargrove and Mary Emma Baker. and while it’s billed as a Mediterranean, the Spanish Revival elements are unmistakeable. And there is a very good reason for that. “The Overlook” was crafted by master architect, Reginald Davis Johnson. This is one of the architects responsible for Santa Barbara’s trademark Spanish Colonial Revivalist look. Johnson was an interesting guy. MIT educated, son of an Episcopal Bishop, LA’s first actually. He also tried his hand in modernism for a while which showed both creative bravery and laid testament to how versatile an architect he was, Johnson always went back to his trademark Spanish Colonial Revival roots. Which is how we wind up over 113 years later in Pasadena. First up is the Living Room, designed by Designs of The Interior, Karen Shoener, Genaro Lagdameo and Carla Pardour Wening. Carla joined me in the Living Room to tell me about all three spaces the group designed including the Billiard Room and Petite Lounge. Next, you will hear from Cabana Home’s Steve Thompson in the Mezzanine and finally, from Greg Parker of Parker West Interiors in the Master Suite. Another fun trip around this year’s Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Special thanks to all our designers, and of course Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts for access and all of their support. Congratulations on a wonderful job again this year and for the last 54 years, producing this event and providing over $23 million dollars to fund youth arts programs in Pasadena and surrounding communities. And of course, thank you for listening. Without you, there is no Convo By Design. If you enjoyed this episode, please go to the iTunes ratings and reviews page and leave a nice note and 5 star review. For videos of the Pasadena Showcase or many of the other stories you hear on the show, convo by design dot com is where you will find it. Talk with you next week. www.ConvoByDesign.com Music provided by Electric Sol Artist: Electric Sol Song: Your Love Makes Me High www.electricsolmusic.com

In this episode of Memphis Type History: The Podcast, Caitlin gives Rebecca an overview of the history behind Glenview Historic District. Then we sit down with Glenview resident Tramica Bridges who tells us all about the history of her home and so kindly gives us a tour!   In 1904, architect George E. Kessler began work on the Memphis Parkway system, part of the City Beautiful Movement which aimed to create a city that integrated well with nature. The plan included features like neighborhood parks as well as lampposts, benches, and other "street furniture." You can see aspects of this trend throughout Glenview, which was mostly built from the 1910s through the 1940s (although there are some homes that date up to 1997). In addition, there are also curves in the grid layout of the neighborhood, a new development that came alongside the introduction of cars into everyday usage. Within the subdivision, you can find wonderful examples of architecture of this period, such as the bungalow, craftsman, Tudor revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and your good ol' ranch homes, among others. This historic neighborhood is bordered by South Parkway East on the south, Burlington Northern Railroad on the west, Southern Avenue on the north, and Lamar Avenue on the east. Glenview's first residents were white, middle class professionals – small business owners, salespeople, craftsmen, and the like. A notable event that once took place in the neighborhood was the staging of Tennessee Williams' first play, Cairo, Shanghai, Bombay! in 1935, when he was a student at Southwestern College, by the amateur theater group out of Alice G. Rosebrough’s home, aka "Rose Arbor." In 1956, Reverend Charles H. (Bob) Mason, Jr., the pastor at the Church of God in Christ (one of the largest Pentecostal churches in the nation and the largest Pentecostal congregation in Memphis) purchased the house at 1755 Glenview Avenue. The Glenview Civic Club and the Glenview Plan, Inc. (a business scheme designed to purchase properties put on the market in the neighborhood and sell them only to other white people) began working to keep Mason, Jr. and other African-American families, out of the area. We discuss these disturbing dealings and the attempts to intimidate with various acts of violence further on the show. Other black leaders made their home in Glenview, with 1968 being a turning point in the transition of the neighborhood. The National Guard occupied the neighborhood and imposed a curfew on black residents, which apparently signaled to the remaining white ones that outsiders considered the neighborhood to be a black one. So out they moved, making room for many extremely notable black leaders like the first African American writer for the Commercial Appeal, Rubye Coffman, the first black Memphis policeman, Memphis Red Socks players, and more. Next on the show, Rebecca and Caitlin visit Tramica Bridges for a tour of her Glenview home. Her house has been featured in the Glenview home tour in previous years, and she takes great care to keep its historical elements while adding her own flair. We loved how her son, the entrepreneur behind Mo's Bows, also adds his own unique take to the space! Tramica shares the history of her home's past owners, followed by a tour of the house.  For full show notes go to memphistypehistory.com/glenview

Join us this week as we talk with Brian Kite, managing partner at SRK Architects, about his 1994 restoration of the Spanish Colonial Revival masterpiece,Continue Reading

This building was constructed in 1908. Designed as the luxurious Hotel Orndorff in the early 20th century, the Hotel Cortez is an elaborate representation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style with strong Renaissance overtones. The assortment of decorative elements skillfully applied to the tripartite format of the brick structure attests to the artistic genius of Trost. In keeping with the Spanish influence are three-dimensional busts of helmeted conquistadores and Spanish court coats of arms. The new Hotel Orndorff, commissioned by Mrs. Charles DeGroff for $1,400,000, officially opened on September 10, 1926. On June 5, 1963, President Kennedy stayed overnight at the hotel.

Hello. Welcome to our tour of the architectural masterpieces of the firm Trost & Trost in downtown El Paso. The reasons why the Trosts chose to settle permanently in El Paso are clear enough. Ever since the arrival of the railroad in 1881, the population of the city had been exploding. What was once a small and unruly frontier outpost was rapidly transforming into a sophisticated modern metropolis. In 1890 the community counted just over 10,000 inhabitants, but by the time the Trosts arrived the population had already doubled. Thanks in large part to the railroad, El Paso soon developed into an important center for cattle, mining, banking, hotels, and garment manufacture. During the Mexican Revolution, between 1910 and 1920, thousands of new immigrants crossed the border, and soon El Paso was one of the largest American cities between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Henry was not only skilled at designing architecture in the Chicago and Mission styles, but also in the Neoclassical, Federal, Georgian, Prairie, Art Deco, Romanesque, Gothic, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Colonial Revival, Pueblo, Moorish, and Bhutanese styles. Downtown El Paso, with its eclectic variety of Trost edifices, is his primary legacy. Of the 38 commercial buildings Henry erected there, 27 are still standing, including the city’s most iconic and beautiful buildings. We hope that you will take the time to visit all of his wonderful masterpieces. This walking tour draws upon extensive research conducted by June-Marie and Lloyd C. Engelbrecht and by the El Paso County Historical Commision. For more information on the architecture of Trost & Trost, please visit www.henrytrost.org and www.texastrost.org.