Category Archives: Architecture

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Hirschhorn, Germany. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Quote Du Jour: Bent Flyvbjerg on Megaprojects

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Paleo Retiree sent me this interesting interview with Bent Flyvbjerg, an Oxford professor of planning and author of the book Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition. Flyvbjerg studies the costs, benefits, successes, and failures of megaprojects, which he … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Locronan, Brittany, France. More pictures here. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Gratuitous Swoopy-Doopiness Du Jour

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here, Blowhard Esq. took note of a particularly absurd new piece of blobitecture. The fad for wibbly-wobbly, objets d’art-style design seems to be spreading; ridgey, “organic” pieces of this-‘n’-that are cropping up all over the place. I present to … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Garni Temple, Armenia. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Peleș Castle, Sinaia, Romania. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Towards a New Old Architecture

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Formerly in my post on Antonin Gaudi and Neo-Gothic, I mentioned that some innovative technologies were being used to speed the construction of the Sagrada Familia. Together these new techniques might make possible a revival of masonry artistry … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Red House, Bexleyheath, London. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

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