Tag Archives: traditionalism

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Budapest, Hungary, traditionalism | 1 Comment

“The Classical Language of Architecture” by John Summerson

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: PR recommended this one to me and I found it to be a great little intro to classical building. The book is actually the transcript of six talks that Summerson, an architectural historian, gave on the BBC in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, classical architecture, renaissance, traditionalism | 5 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Microsoft’s Bing may be the redheaded stepchild of search engines, but each day they feature a new desktop wallpaper that you can download. Some of them look like stills from Architecture Without Architects, which I wrote about here.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Bernard Rudofsky, traditionalism, urbanism, vernacular architecture | 5 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: New Town Hall in Hannover, Germany. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Germany, Hanover, traditionalism, urbanism | 1 Comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Czech Republic, traditionalism, urbanism | 1 Comment

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Dubrovnik, Croatia. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Croatia, Dubrovnik, traditionalism, urbanism | 3 Comments

Who Needs Architects?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A few weeks ago, inspired by the book Buildings Without Architects, I put together a number posts about vernacular architecture. That book was no doubt inspired by another, Bernard Rudofsky’s Architecture Without Architects. Have any of you read it? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art | Tagged anarchism, Bernard Rudofsky, spontaneous order, traditionalism, vernacular architecture | 7 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Wheeler Hall at UC Berkeley, California. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged traditionalism, UC Berkeley, University of California | Leave a comment

Then and Now: Downtown L.A.

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The intersection of Hill and Third in downtown Los Angeles, 1919 v. 2014. The concrete structure on the left is the parking lot for the Grand Central Market. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, History | Tagged Bunker Hill, Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, traditionalism, urbanism | 12 Comments

Architecture Du Jour: The Wooden Churches of Chiloe

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The remote, heavily forested Isla de Chiloe [in Chile]…is home to a remarkable set of wood churches, sixteen of which have been recognized by UNESCO World Heritage as “outstanding examples of the successful fusion of European and indigenous … Continue reading →