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Tag Archives: traditionalism
Architecture Du Jour: Park Slope, Brooklyn
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Listing Books: Anti-Modernism
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
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education, History, Philosophy and Religion
Tagged modernism, postmodernism, traditionalism
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Juxtaposin’: Stairs
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Posted in Architecture
Tagged Broad Museum, modernism, postmodernism, stairs, traditionalism
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Architects That Don’t Suck: John Gaw Meem
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
Posted in Architecture
Tagged John Gaw Meem, Pueblo Revival style, Santa Fe, traditionalism
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Restore, Don’t Redesign, Pershing Square
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Today the L.A. City Council announced an international competition to redesign Pershing Square located in the heart of downtown. The existing design by AIA Gold Medal winner Ricardo Legorreta, which dates from 1994, has been widely hated for … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged John B. Parkinson, Los Angeles, parks, Pershing Square, Ricardo Legorreta, traditionalism, urbanism
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Edges, Pointiness, Minimalism and Public Seating
Paleo Retiree writes: On a beautiful recent day, my wife and I treated ourselves to a long, leisurely walk — first through the West Village, then down along Hudson River Park, and finally through and beyond Battery Park Marina. The red line shows our … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged architecture, modernism, New York City, parks, traditionalism, urbanism
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