What We Can Learn From The Eiffel Tower
We take great works for granted. We forget, but the fate of even our most famous ideas and creations…
Category: architecture (real)
Quote of the day
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favorite buildings. I’ve studied its history and the story of how it…
The problem with The New Groupthink
I’m an introvert. I like being an introvert. I’m glad someone is clarifying what introverts are or are not,…
Elliason does it again (amazing art)
One of my favorite living artists, Elliason, has a new project open in Copenhagen (He’s the guy who did…
Kids, waterfalls and subways (NYC)
I got back from NYC last night – that city will always be my true home. More on that…
The secrets of the Parthenon
I watched a great episode of PBS’s Nova the other night about the design of the Parthenon. Heard lots…
Liveblogging the IDEA2006 conference
Rather than torture y’all with my first foray into liveblogging, I’m writing live comments, insights, and brlliant notes on…
Dud on arrival: why important buildings flop (Slate)
Slate has a nice slide show by the famed architecture critic Witold_Rybczynski about major works of architecture that were…
The architecture at Google
There’s a great little article on Metropolis all about the design and architecture of the Google campus. The authors…
Sacred places: NYC architecture tour report
As part of the GEL 2006 conference I ran an architectural tour through NYC, focusing on sacred places. What…
Writing for Seattlest on design & architecture
As part of the Gothamist empire of city blogs, Seattlest covers all that’s happening in the greater Seattle area.…
The good experience live conference (GEL 2006)
I’ve been to tons of conferences and often left disapointed. They’re often so similiar and despite the high prices,…