Modern Architecture Gifts

Architecture Books

'It's a Richard Rogers design.'

"Only the rich can afford this much nothing."

'Blooming modern houses.'

'I'm sure that one wasn't there last week.'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

"I built this tree house for my kids. But it's so private, I've decided to use it as my home office."

"I think that's one of his early 'blank canvases'. I think there are some bigger ones in the next room."

'Hmph. College kids.'

'It's called 'Oh Bugger It!' if you must know!'

"You've got a long, long road ahead of you, young man."

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

'And if you look to your left between the condos and the ABD store, you can see the ocean.'

THE PIED PIPER OF GRAMERCY PARK

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

Pipe Dream.

Wolf Danny With "Random""The work must be tantamount to mayhem. Making an insatiable public confused, indifferent, annoyed—this is the premise on which rests my deliberately vacuous oeuvre."

Leaning Tower -After a bottle, Jean noticed the tower stopped leaning.

Ancient Landmarks of New York City

"I gotta be me!"

"Like I could date a guy from Notre Dame."

The Henderson's move to a vertical city took some getting used to.

Fabrique en Francais (Made in France).

Polar Bear ice fishing through igloo.

'It's my homage to Picasso.' (Snowman is all mixed up with eyes and nose in odd places)

Why it's bad when home owners change their minds about the bathroom's location late in a building project.

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"It's a postmodern mosaic, almost lyrical in its undercurrent." "My five-year-old will be happy to hear that."

Sales chart is buildings in background.

"Well....I could've done this!"

"Thanks! Carl put his heart and soul into it, along with, of course, lots of mud and a boatload of his own saliva."

'It's a Joan Biro.'

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

"As I understand it, after this scaffolding comes down the city will be done."

"An unfortunate museum gift shop." "Banksy activity set." "Jackson Pollock coloring book." "MC Escher building blocks." "Claes Oldenburg miniatures." "Marceau Marceau CDs." "Seurat's connect-the-dots aaAAAAA."