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David Brussat (dec.)

Contributing Writer, architecture

About

My freelance writing and editing on architecture and others addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally. I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002. I work from Providence, R.I., where I live with my wife Victoria, my son Billy and our cat Gato.

Publisher's Note: David died in December of 2025. He had contributed 175 articles since 2019 that were published in RINewsToday.

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We remember… David Brussat, RINewsToday writer, Architecture Here and There

By Nancy Thomas | December 2, 2025

A book cover with an image of a house.

Review of Newport Cottages, by Michael C. Kathrens – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 24, 2024

A building with a parking garage in the background.

The Miriam Hospital: 1984 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 14, 2024

Modern apartment building designs.

The mush slated for Parcel 5 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 1, 2024

Modern beige office building exterior.

Rubik’s Cube of life sciences – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 16, 2024

Demolition crew tearing down a building.

RIP Read-Ott House. Enough blame to go around – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 30, 2024

Grand Central Terminal architectural rendering.

My guess on Penn Station – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 7, 2024

Parisian river boat tour under bridge.

Olympic start was a bit off – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 28, 2024

Eastside Marketplace grocery store exterior.

Another one bites the dust – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 16, 2024

American flag, eagle, Statue of Liberty, Constitution.

Fourth of July in Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 5, 2024

Andreas Cafe Meze Bar at night.

Restaurants going away faster these days – a few leave strong memories behind – David Brussat

By David Brussat | May 18, 2024

Black and white photo of city street shops.

Detailing Manhattan: Christopher Gray’s Legacy – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 26, 2024

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Rebuild Key Bridge as it was – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 28, 2024

Macy's department store city street view.

Providence Place: Still alive – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 19, 2024

A house in Little Compton with a clock on top of it.

Wake up, Little Compton, wake up! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 9, 2024

A large white house with columns and pillars in Pawtucket.

“Save Pawtucket’s Ott Mansion”, same message today, after 16 years of grace – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 11, 2024

A street in Paris showcasing traditional architecture.

Best trad buildings of 2023: Build like THIS again – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 30, 2024

A view of New York City architecture from the top of a building.

Behold, NYC’s Tudor City – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 20, 2024

An architecturally-designed parking lot with cars parked in it.

Losing Providence, bit by bit – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 16, 2023

Angell Street

Don’t demo this sad trio – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 29, 2023

A black and white drawing of a city.

Anacostia waterfront in D.C. – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 4, 2023

A drawing of a building on Wickenden Street with a bicycle on it.

Attack on Wickenden Street. Vote TODAY – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 17, 2023

A drawing of a building and a sketch of a tennis court.

Framing the classical revival – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 10, 2023

A PVDFest crowd walking down a city street.

The soggy PVDFest mess – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 15, 2023

An artist's rendering of a new school building adjacent to McCoy Stadium.

Farewell to McCoy Stadium? – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 5, 2023

A red brick building with Providence architecture, a car parked in front of it.

A perfect home for the RI State Archives is the Shepard Building – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 29, 2023

A blurry image of a train at a train station.

Let public vote on Penn Station – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 22, 2023

A tall building in Providence lit up at night.

Industrial Trust lit up again! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 9, 2023

A group of people crossing a street with architectural background.

Bad advice for Wayland Square – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 28, 2023

Cartoon of obama smoking a cigarette.

Classic movies to the rescue! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 16, 2023

An old black and white photo showcasing the impressive architecture of a large building.

Congress to legislate beauty – restoring dignity to American architecture – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 6, 2023

A rendering of an architectural building with a background structure.

Nix on new RI State Archives building – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 2, 2023

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

How modernism got square – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 10, 2023

Two renderings of a building with trees in the background.

Providence: Move over, historic character – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 4, 2023

Australia winning design

Bringing back beauty, Australia – David Brussat

By David Brussat | May 20, 2023

An image of a city with a large building in the background.

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

By David Brussat | May 13, 2023

A large brick building with a clock tower.

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

By David Brussat | May 8, 2023

hope fane tower

Lessons from the Fane ouster – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 27, 2023

A city with impressive architecture, adorned with many towering buildings and a magnificent statue positioned prominently in the middle.

LOST Providence: Providence Lost and Regained III – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 15, 2023

An old postcard shows a street with buildings and trees.

LOST Providence: Providence lost, regained II – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 11, 2023

A large white building sits on a grassy hill.

LOST Providence: Providence lost and regained – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 1, 2023

A car driving down a city street.

LOST Providence, The Downcity Plan, II – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 25, 2023

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LOST Providence: The Downcity Plan – we need developers that say “yes”! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 18, 2023

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LOST Providence: Waterplace & Waterfire, part 2 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 11, 2023

waterfire and waterplace in downtown providence

Lost Providence: “Waterplace and WaterFire” – from whence we came – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 6, 2023

RIPTA bus hub

Going for the ugly at RIPTA – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 25, 2023

An old black and white photo of a train in front of a building.

VIDEO: Our Superman – “Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us.”

By David Brussat | February 12, 2023

The pantheon in rome, italy.

Romans’ concrete made to last forever; unlike today’s planned obsolescence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 6, 2023

Buckingham palace in london, england.

Britain embraces tradition. Will King Charles keep mum? – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 25, 2023

A person leaning on a railing in front of a building.

From Paris to Providence – flashy, freaky, primitive, well suited to our times – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 15, 2023

The sky is blue.

Providence’s Capital Center build-out, cont. – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 8, 2023

A grassy field with tall buildings in the background.

Capital Center BuildOut – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 3, 2023

An old black and white photo of a city.

Best trad buildings of 2022 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 30, 2022

An artist's rendering of a large building with columns.

Penn Sta. + Best 2022 Bldgs – submit your nominations – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 18, 2022

A black and white drawing of a city park.

The Capital Center Plan, part 1 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 12, 2022

Two renderings of a tall building in the city.

Not as sexy, but just as bad; Fane, nee Hope Point Tower, city’s sore thumb – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 7, 2022

An aerial view of a city.

“We hate that” – Ch. 19, LOST Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | December 6, 2022

A drawing of a city with buildings in the background.

The Interface Plan (cont), Lost Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 29, 2022

A black and white photo of people walking down a street.

The Interface Plan of 1974, Lost Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 22, 2022

A black and white drawing of a city.

The College Hill Study, part 2, Lost Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 17, 2022

A black and white drawing of a tall building.

The College Hill Study, part 1, Lost Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 15, 2022

A drawing of a city street with people walking around.

Downtown Providence 1970 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 8, 2022

A black and white drawing of a city.

Lost Providence – trials and triumphs in urban planning – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 31, 2022

A picture of a snow covered street with lights.

Light the way, Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 18, 2022

A poster for a cycling event in the city.

Hope Street Bike Trail trial. Safety is not its purpose – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 8, 2022

An artist's rendering of a bridge over a waterway.

As Franklin said, “A beautiful city, Ma’am, if you can keep it.”- David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 1, 2022

An old black and white drawing of a city.

Morris Nathanson, R.I.P. – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 24, 2022

A group of people working on a sculpture in a workshop.

Retooling esoteric design education to rebuild sustainable, beautiful cities – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 22, 2022

A herd of black and white cows standing in a grassy field.

Rural life faces grim reaper – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 20, 2022

An ornate castle with stairs leading up to it.

Long live King Charles – have we lost his princely activism for traditional architecture? – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 19, 2022

An artist's rendering of a building that is under construction.

Uglinesss at Brown explained – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 26, 2022

An artist's rendering of a cathedral in paris.

Last wrinkle at Notre Dame – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 20, 2022

The inside of a library with many tables and chairs.

Save the Library of Congress – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 6, 2022

A map showing the location of a park.

Dodge the I-195 Fooddoggle – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 30, 2022

A car is driving down a city street.

Ah, the gentle old streets of Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 24, 2022

A large white building with flags in front of it.

Washington’s Union Station expansion to hide ugliness in plain site – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 14, 2022

A hand is drawing a city with a pen.

Most people can tell an ugly building from a pretty one, but lack confidence to assign blame – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 8, 2022

An artist's rendering of a tall building near the water.

The Fane tower – it’s baaack! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 26, 2022

A brick building on a street.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pawtucket boyhood home – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 16, 2022

An artist's rendering of a brick building.

Flub planned by Providence Preservation Society for its own 1769 headquarters – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 12, 2022

A man and woman walking down a city street.

Paris without skyscrapers – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 11, 2022

An artist's rendering of a city intersection.

Still no basis to leave Kennedy Plaza – David Brussat

By David Brussat | May 21, 2022

A house with a car parked in front of it.

Far more appropriate than what they build for a living, and they know it – David Brussat

By David Brussat | May 11, 2022

A large building lit up at night.

New life for Industrial Trust? Reason to smile, hope. All with a raised eyebrow – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 16, 2022

A field of wheat.

Modernist Architecture is GMO Architecture – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 14, 2022

A black and white drawing of a city.

RISD’s Huger Elliott (1910), on Providence – David Brussat

By RINewsToday | April 5, 2022

An aerial view of a city with many buildings.

Two cities of Ukraine – Part 1: Holding our breath for Lviv – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 6, 2022

A pool table in a living room.

My illusions of billiardly grandeur – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 26, 2022

A model of a victorian house is shown.

Backsliding on 67 Williams – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 5, 2022

A collage of pictures of buildings and a red background.

Traditional design is healthier – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 29, 2022

An aerial view of a building next to a river.

Updated: Save the Providence water view (NOT) – as city chooses tallest option for I-195 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 16, 2022

A city skyline with tall buildings and a body of water.

On PBS’s “High-Risk High-Rise” – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 10, 2022

A statue of a soldier in front of a monument.

Best trad buildings of 2021 – David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 1, 2022

A black and white illustration of a man holding a hammer.

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

By David Brussat | December 12, 2021

A black and white drawing of a clock.

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

By David Brussat | November 23, 2021

A statue of a man on a cow.

The twisted historicity of the William Blackstone statue – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 13, 2021

A view of the capitol building in washington, dc.

America’s Crisis of Classicism – David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 6, 2021

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Two visions of New York City – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 17, 2021

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

By David Brussat | September 30, 2021

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A lexicon of modern facades – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 18, 2021

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9/11 revisited, 20 years on – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 12, 2021

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WaterFire back in Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 6, 2021

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Tall buildings all fall down – David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 3, 2021

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Liverpool loses heritage status – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 14, 2021

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Cleveland, fair and square – David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 7, 2021

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History wins one on the East Side – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 11, 2021

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Remembering Kristen Richards, ArchNewsNow (ANN) founder – David Brussat

By David Brussat | July 4, 2021

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Has modern engineering cut things a little too fine? Vital we learn exact cause – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 27, 2021

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The architecture of ballet – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 25, 2021

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President Biden’s “coup” at Fine Arts – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 13, 2021

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Dump the Speed Bumps – Punishing the innocent for actions of the guilty – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 11, 2021

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Stick by our “stuck bridge”. Enough! – David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 6, 2021

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OopSox chill at Polar Park

By David Brussat | May 12, 2021

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A Duck & Bunny mystery – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 24, 2021

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Another travesty at Brown? – David Brussat

By David Brussat | April 16, 2021

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Mourning the Duck & Bunny

By David Brussat | April 11, 2021

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Rebuild Penn Station: update – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 31, 2021

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Save secret park in Lisbon – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 27, 2021

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Providence on suicide watch – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 14, 2021

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St. Florian nods to history for “dear little cottage” design – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 11, 2021

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Biden revokes Trump mandate to return to beauty in architecture – David Brussat

By David Brussat | March 6, 2021

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“Slow architecture” is cool architecture – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 20, 2021

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Learn more about classicism – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 7, 2021

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Africa’s “woke” architecture – David Brussat

By David Brussat | February 2, 2021

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On the Moynihan Train Hall – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 19, 2021

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Why are post offices lovely? – by David Brussat

By RINewsToday | January 12, 2021

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Best trad buildings of 2020 – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 2, 2021

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E.O. just signed by Pres. Trump

By David Brussat | December 22, 2020

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Kennedy Plaza is still at risk

By David Brussat | December 12, 2020

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Unity by Design – the power of a Trump E.O. – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 28, 2020

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Classical Alex Trebek, R.I.P. – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 14, 2020

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Embracing classical architecture will help Biden unite Americans

By David Brussat | November 10, 2020

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Trads trash mods in new architecture poll

By David Brussat | October 24, 2020

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Neighbors protecting little nook of history

By David Brussat | October 14, 2020

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A yearning for beauty is finally breaking through

By David Brussat | September 5, 2020

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Still attacking Kennedy Plaza

By David Brussat | September 2, 2020

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Gehry Ike in its kitschy glory – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 9, 2020

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Subdivide history? Bad idea for Providence

By David Brussat | July 15, 2020

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Lincoln vs. Jefferson, architecturally speaking…

By David Brussat | July 5, 2020

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Save the statues – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | June 29, 2020

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Aborting the Menokin legacy

By David Brussat | June 19, 2020

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Providence dodged a bullet last Tuesday morning

By David Brussat | June 10, 2020

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In the Wake of the Willows…by David Brussat

By David Brussat | May 19, 2020

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China bans copies of foreign design in its architecture

By David Brussat | May 11, 2020

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Your face as face mask art

By David Brussat | April 24, 2020

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The Case for Classicism – “the comfort of tradition”

By David Brussat | April 14, 2020

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JOY, Today – A few minutes in Stockholm

By David Brussat | March 18, 2020

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Executive Order: The Two Paths Ahead

By David Brussat | March 10, 2020

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Providence’s Prospect Terrace renewed

By David Brussat | February 27, 2020

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Parsing Classical Creativity in Architecture

By David Brussat | February 21, 2020

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Unify in the fight for beauty

By David Brussat | February 18, 2020

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Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again

By David Brussat | February 11, 2020

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The Dead Birds of Downtown… horrified to death by building’s ugliness?

By David Brussat | January 26, 2020

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TOP STORY of the Week: The Future of Providence: Trashing the city’s heritage

By David Brussat | January 19, 2020

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The Future of Providence. Trashing the city’s heritage.

By David Brussat | January 18, 2020

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Reform Architecture School – 8 Lesson Plans by David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 16, 2020

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A threat to Europe’s beauty – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | January 7, 2020

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Notre-Dame remains dicey – melted scaffolding weighing it down

By David Brussat | December 28, 2019

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Imagine All the Buildings. David Brussat looks back at Providence

By David Brussat | December 4, 2019

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The Nightingale Sings (so far) – by David Brussat

By David Brussat | November 27, 2019

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The Curtain Raises on A View of Providence – 1808

By David Brussat | November 17, 2019

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The Caretaker’s Cottage is history

By David Brussat | November 6, 2019

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Two fumbles in Providence – David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 30, 2019

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The Good, the Bad & The Ugly…

By Nancy Thomas | October 25, 2019

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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

By Nancy Thomas | October 18, 2019

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Brussat to Patinkin: “Scrape the (architectural) moss off your back”

By David Brussat | October 16, 2019

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Hotel must gild College Hill says Architecture writer David Brussat

By David Brussat | October 10, 2019

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Waterfire’s Quarter Century

By David Brussat | October 2, 2019

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Save the Crook Point Bridge

By David Brussat | September 17, 2019

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Reverse Landscape of Despair, with David Brussat

By David Brussat | September 12, 2019

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New bridge in Providence, David Brussat

By David Brussat | August 14, 2019

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A mere moment of beauty

By David Brussat | July 28, 2019

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For one or two-way streets?

By David Brussat | July 24, 2019

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