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A statue of a soldier in front of a monument.

Jan 1 2022

Best trad buildings of 2021 – David Brussat

by David Brussat, meteorologist This year’s meagre selection of new buildings designed in traditional styles came close to cancellation, not ...
A black and white illustration of a man holding a hammer.

Dec 12 2021

Tradition! Architecture as an anchor of stability in a churning, complicated environment – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Architecture may be suffering from a hegemonic conundrum that afflicts the ...
A black and white drawing of a clock.

Nov 23 2021

Making Dystopia: Architecture deliberately set out to disturb – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Out of Balance: From the jacket art for Making Dystopia. ...
A statue of a man on a cow.

Nov 13 2021

The twisted historicity of the William Blackstone statue – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer William Blackstone, or Blaxton (1595-1675), has long struck me as the ...
A view of the capitol building in washington, dc.

Nov 6 2021

America’s Crisis of Classicism – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo, top: View toward Mall from Constitution Avenue, in Washington, D.C. ...
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Oct 17 2021

Two visions of New York City – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Two recent panels held by the Empire Station Coalition discussed rebuilding ...
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Sep 30 2021

Two rotten eggs & a peach – design against the uglification of I-195 land – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Rendering of preferable proposal for apartment complex on ...
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Sep 18 2021

A lexicon of modern facades – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Illustration by Thadani of how lexicon can be used ...
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Sep 12 2021

9/11 revisited, 20 years on – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: 90 West St. (right), at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, circa 1995. ...
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Sep 6 2021

WaterFire back in Providence – David Brussat

by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Providence has gone two years, since the fall of 2019, without WaterFire, the ...