Tag Archives: urbanism

How to Create a Beautiful City

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: An excellent summary. Notice how virtually all of the positive examples are traditional buildings.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged traditionalism, urban fabric, urbanism | 11 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

“The Human Scale” (2012)

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I thought this documentary, an introduction to the theory and work of Danish urbanist Jan Gehl, was OK. Gehl’s thesis, which hardly seems remarkable but goes to show the state we’re in, is that public spaces are more … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Movies | Tagged Andreas Dalsgaard, documentaries, Jan Gehl, urbanism | 11 Comments

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.