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An ancient postcard featuring the architectural design of a shopping center.

Jun 10 2023

How modernism got square – David Brussat

Editor’s note: Here is a post from December 2013, almost a decade ago, shortly after the Providence Journal booted my ...
Two renderings of a building with trees in the background.

Jun 4 2023

Providence: Move over, historic character – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Parcel 2 proposal offered by Urbanica and approved by state office ...
Australia winning design

May 20 2023

Bringing back beauty, Australia – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture The winning design of the “Sydney is Beautful” competition, ...
An image of a city with a large building in the background.

May 13 2023

LOST Providence: Lost, regained, part IV – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo, top: R.I. State House plays Providence City Hall in 2007 ...
A large brick building with a clock tower.

May 8 2023

R.I.H., a place for healing? – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Rhode Island Hospital’s Southwest Pavilion, 1900, Stone, Carpenter & Willson. ...
hope fane tower

Apr 27 2023

Lessons from the Fane ouster – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Lower portions of Hope Point Tower, which would have risen 600 ...
A city with impressive architecture, adorned with many towering buildings and a magnificent statue positioned prominently in the middle.

Apr 15 2023

LOST Providence: Providence Lost and Regained III – David Brussat

Editor’s note: This is the third part of the epilogue of Lost Providence, titled “Providence Lost and Regained.” *** Photo, ...
An old postcard shows a street with buildings and trees.

Apr 11 2023

LOST Providence: Providence lost, regained II – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Postcard of Waterman Building (1893), RISD’s first permanent edifice. (RISD ...
A large white building sits on a grassy hill.

Apr 1 2023

LOST Providence: Providence lost and regained – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Editor’s note: This is the first section of the epilogue of ...
A car driving down a city street.

Mar 25 2023

LOST Providence, The Downcity Plan, II – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Editor’s note: This is the bottom half of the 22nd and ...