Tag Archives: traditionalism

Village Du Jour

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cadaqués, Spain Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Spain, traditionalism, urbanism | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Cobb Hall at the University of Chicago Related Don’t miss Fenster’s analysis of Rutgers University here.

Posted in Architecture, Education | Tagged gothic revival, traditionalism, University of Chicago | 2 Comments

Gilded Age Gallery

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, a dark fantasy-romance graphic novel set during the late 19th century on a Hudson steamboat, quite a bit. I had planned on writing a longer review until I realized that, er, all I … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged Academic art, American history, Gilded Age, Mark Siegel, Sailor Twain, steamboats, traditionalism | 6 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Speaking of Cuba, please enjoy this gallery of Cuban interiors by the photographer Michael Eastman. Click on the images to enlarge. There’s more of Eastman’s photographs of Cuba here and here.

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged Cuba, interior design, traditionalism | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you absolutely must build something of glass and steel, this is the model you should be following. Click on the image to enlarge. London’s Crystal Palace, built in 1854 and destroyed by a fire in 1936.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Crystal Palace, London, traditionalism | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. The Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Railway Station in London, completed in 1873. Designed by George Gilbert Scott who said, “It is possibly too good for its purpose.”