Category Archives: Architecture

Crap Space 2

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A return to my ongoing project of documenting what I think of as architectural “crap space” — bits (as well as sometimes, alas, huge stretches) of our designed-and-built environment that have zero life whatsoever. First off, I’d like to admit that … Continue reading →

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Spicy Chicken, Ugly Buildings, and Freddie Mercury

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: A recent business trip to Sydney brought some fantastic culinary experiences and some regrettable architectural ones. I made a pilgrimage to the Central Park shopping centre in Chippendale to visit (among other things) Daiso, that marvelously kooky … Continue reading →

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Architects and the “Vision” Thing

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via Wired, architects Vishaan Chakrabarti and Gregg Pasquarelli discuss how they would improve New York City: I agree with a couple of their suggestions: more crosstown connections (particularly a crosstown subway) would be nice and fewer cars would be appreciated … Continue reading →

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Non-Color at the High Line

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Because I’m apparently someone who, once I’ve noticed something, can’t help noticing it over and over again, here’s another posting in what I guess is turning into a series about the way our new designers and developers … Continue reading →

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Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

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Fenster and a Friend Go on a Mini-Pilgrimage

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: People with the means, the time and the religious zeal often head to northern Spain if they are interested in a pilgrimage.  Depending on the nature of one’s religion that can include either or both of these: Santiago … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour: Revolution, Architecture, and the Law

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most important consequence of the Papal Revolution was that it introduced into Western history the experience of revolution itself. In contrast to the older view of secular history as a process of decay, there was introduced a … Continue reading →

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Architecture du Jour: Wilderstein

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My wife and I recently visited Wilderstein, a magnificent 19th century mansion on the Hudson River, not far from the lovely small town of Rhinebeck. Wilderstein is sometimes said to be the Hudson River Valley’s best Victorian house. … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Stairs

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

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Architects That Don’t Suck: John Gaw Meem

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: John Gaw Meem — native of Brazil, an amateur architect trained as a civil engineer — popularized the Pueblo Revival style in New Mexico. This 1992 New York Times article, which notes that Meem “married the spirit of native pueblo … Continue reading →

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