Architecture

94 posts

February 2019

• PAINTED HOUSES IN A POLISH VILLAGE. 2019-02-22

October 2018

• REPAIRING BUILDINGS WITH LEGOS, REVISITED. 2018-10-02

August 2018

• THE GOLDEN BRIDGE. 2018-08-05
• MONET AND ARCHITECTURE. 2018-08-02

March 2017

• RECONSTRUCTING THE ROOF OF A PALACE IN HERCULANEUM. 2017-03-27
• HETEROPHASIA—IT’S THE PANTHEON THAT HAS A CONCRETE DOME (COMMENT). 2017-03-25

January 2017

• WHY THE PARTHENON HAS LASTED FOR CENTURIES. 2017-01-22 · 1 comment
• IN PRAISE OF CONCRETE. 2017-01-21
• CHICAGO IS GETTING A WOODEN SKYSCRAPER. 2017-01-20

December 2016

• BRUTALISM—IS IT THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE THAT MATTERS MOST? 2016-12-22
• IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CONCRETE. 2016-12-21
• THE REHABILITATION OF BRUTALISM? 2016-12-20

October 2016

• “…LITTLE BOXES MADE OF TICKY TACKY….” 2016-10-10
• A HISTORY OF THE RANCH HOUSE. 2016-10-09
• IS OUR HOUSE A MCMANSION? 2016-10-08 · 1 comment
• RYBCZYNSKI ON MCMANSIONS 2016-10-07
• A BLOG ENTITLED “WORST OF MCMANSIONS”. 2016-10-06

August 2016

• CHICAGO—FIRST IN SKYSCRAPERS. 2016-08-29
• A MYTH ABOUT NEW YORK SKYSCRAPERS? 2016-08-28

October 2015

• HOW HEAVY IS A LARGE TREE? 2015-10-05
• HOW NERO’S GOLDEN HOUSE INFLUENCED THE RENAISSANCE. 2015-10-04
• HOW THE GOLDEN HOUSE SURVIVED UNDERGROUND. 2015-10-03
• NERO’S GOLDEN HOUSE WAS UNDERFOOT. 2015-10-02

May 2015

• PIGEONS AND THE CLIFFS OF VENICE. 2015-05-05

April 2015

• THE “WHISPERING GALLERY”. 2015-04-28
• GREAT ARCHITECTURE AND BUDGETS REVISITED. 2015-04-10
• A STAR ARCHITECT DEFENDS HIS WORK. 2015-04-09
• ANOTHER RECENT ARCHITECTURAL ICON UNDER ATTACK. 2015-04-08

February 2015

• THE BEAUTY OF SNOW. 2015-02-25

August 2014

• WHEN GRAND CENTRAL WAS A NAZI MILITARY TARGET. 2014-08-20
• WHAT IS UNDERNEATH GRAND CENTRAL? 2014-08-19
• THE REFURBISHMENT OF GRAND CENTRAL. 2014-08-18
• THE “NEAR-DEATH” OF GRAND CENTRAL. 2014-08-17

July 2014

• MONDRIAN’S REJECTION OF NATURE. 2014-07-17
• LIVING INSIDE A MONDRIAN PAINTING. 2014-07-16
• MANHATTANHENGE. 2014-07-15

March 2014

• “ORNAMENT AND CRIME”. 2014-03-21
• REQUIRING BUILDINGS TO BE WHITE. 2014-03-21
• WHY ARE THE COLORS OF ROMAN BUILDINGS SO OFTEN OCHRE? 2014-03-20

November 2012

• LEGOS INTO SANDSTONE WITH 3D PRINTING. 2012-11-29

July 2012

• TEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE. 2012-07-26
• DESTRUCTION OF 1970′S BUILDINGS—SOUTHWARK TOWERS. 2012-07-09
• THE SHARD. 2012-07-08

June 2012

• FRED AND GINGER. 2012-06-27
• THE DANCING HOUSE. 2012-06-26

May 2012

• REVISITING THE CHICAGO SPIKE. 2012-05-10
• WHY ARE BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK? 2012-05-09
• ANOTHER BRUTALIST BUILDING IS PRESERVED. 2012-05-08
• BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK. 2012-05-07

February 2012

• MORRIS COHEN ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE. 2012-02-21

November 2011

• PRESERVING GOOD ARCHITECTURE—OUTSIDE AND INSIDE (COMMENT). 2011-11-17 · 1 comment
• LOBBIES—NEW YORK BUILDINGS. 2011-11-16
• LOBBIES—CHICAGO BUILDINGS. 2011-11-15
• FIXING UP THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. 2011-11-14

June 2011

• WILL 3D MOVIES CHANGE HOW WE LOOK AT THE WORLD? 2011-06-30

May 2011

• THE ROMANCE OF EDGELANDS. 2011-05-13

April 2011

• ROOMS WITH “FLOW.” 2011-04-22

March 2011

• EDGELANDS AND POETRY. 2011-03-18
• EDGELANDS AND ARCHITECTURE. 2011-03-17
• ANNALISA’S FIRST VIEW OF PARIS. 2011-03-15 · 1 comment

January 2011

• “FACTORY FANATICS.” 2011-01-27

September 2010

• STEALING BRICK BUILDINGS. 2010-09-24 · 1 comment

August 2010

• THE QUIRKINESS OF TARGET FIELD. 2010-08-16
• DESIGNING A QUIRKY STADIUM. 2010-08-15

July 2010

• THE BEAUTY OF PYLONS. 2010-07-05

May 2010

• A CHANGING MANHATTAN—AFTER 1968. 2010-05-26

March 2010

• WERE THE LEGOS STOLEN (COMMENT)? 2010-03-22
• THE IMPERMANENCE OF LEGOS (COMMENT) 2010-03-21 · 1 comment
• ENGINEERING REASONS FOR BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS. 2010-03-12
• ARCHITECTURE FOR COMFORT—MIES VAN DER ROHE. 2010-03-12

July 2009

• HOW THE ROMANS BUILT ARCHES AND DOMES. 2009-07-25
• CONSTRUCTING AN ARCH. 2009-07-25

May 2009

• VALUING FLATNESS. 2009-05-18
• WHAT BABIES SEE THAT WE DON’T. 2009-05-17
• SHADOWS AND LIGHT. 2009-05-17

February 2009

• SAVING BRUTALIST BUILDINGS—PAUL RUDOLPH. 2009-02-28

December 2008

• THE HEROIC ARCHITECT’S MASTERPIECE. 2008-12-08
• JORN UTZON—HEROIC ARCHITECT. 2008-12-07

October 2008

• CONCRETE OR WOOD? 2008-10-10 · 2 comments
• GREAT ARCHITECTURE AND BUDGETS. 2008-10-09
• SAVING MODERNIST BUILDINGS—SAARINEN’S LIBRARY. 2008-10-09

October 2007

• MUSSOLINI, THE INFLUENTIAL–GOVERNMENT. 2007-10-23

September 2007

• BEAVERS AND REGULATIONS. 2007-09-25
• WEIGHT-BEARING WALLS. 2007-09-25 · 2 comments
• IS HARVARD’S ARCHITECTURE IN DECLINE? 2007-09-25
• LOOKING AT WHERE WRITERS WRITE. 2007-09-24
• WHERE WRITERS WRITE. 2007-09-23 · 1 comment

August 2007

• SKYSCRAPERS AND WHITECAPS. 2007-08-22
• SIX FOOT WALLS. 2007-08-21
• CALATRAVA IN CHICAGO. 2007-08-07 · 2 comments

June 2007

• DEAR CAST IRON FRIEND. 2007-06-12 · 4 comments
• STEALING A GOLD BATHTUB; STEALING A BUILDING. 2007-06-11 · 6 comments

May 2007

• MY VOTES–THE FLATIRON BUILDING (#72). 2007-05-20 · 1 comment
• FAVORITE BUILDINGS. 2007-05-17 · 3 comments