Posts Tagged ‘Architecture Here and There’
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 capital city’s signature work of art, a blessing to citizens of Rhode Island and visitors from much farther afield since 1994. It is the event’s usual crowds of people, maybe 40,000 or more, a dozen…
Read MoreTall buildings all fall down – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: Fifteen buildings of in Yunnan, China, were imploded on Aug. 27. (Taiwan News) Is there something off-kilter about the photo above from a video sent to me yesterday by architectural theorist Nikos Salingaros? Yes, there is. At first I thought it was a video of Pruitt-Igoe, the…
Read MoreRemembering Kristen Richards, ArchNewsNow (ANN) founder – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Just a week after losing Thomas Gordon Smith, the pathfinding classicist at Notre Dame, the world of architecture mourns the passage of Kristen Richards, the great impresario of architectural news and opinion, who passed away yesterday at age 69, a tragic victim of demon…
Read MoreHas modern engineering cut things a little too fine? Vital we learn exact cause – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Aside from expressing sorrow and dismay, it is too early to say anything definitive about the beachfront building collapse in Surfside, Fla., north of Miami. The 12-story Champlain Towers condominiums opened in 1981 with 136 apartments. About half of the units were damaged or destroyed. Of the residents,…
Read MorePresident Biden’s “coup” at Fine Arts – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Editor’s Note: Today, the US Commission of Fine Arts lists 7 members. Of these 7, four were named on June 9th, and one was named on June 12th. In naming these 7, the website says, “The Commission of Fine Arts is composed of seven members with…
Read MoreDump the Speed Bumps – Punishing the innocent for actions of the guilty – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer I doubt that social-justice warriors are on the warpath against speed bumps. Speed bumps are a prime example of punishing the innocent for the sins of the guilty. But punishing the guilty for the sins of the guilty is rational, and so these days probably verboten,…
Read MoreOopSox chill at Polar Park
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Retro stadium proposed for PawSox in Providence shortly after team was sold. (bostonglobe.com) By the time this has posted, the WooSox, as the former PawSox Triple-A Boston Red Sox franchise is called, will have played their home opener at the new Polar Park,…
Read MoreRebuild Penn Station: update – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Relocated Madison Square Garden, center, near rebuilt Penn Station, beyond. (Cameron) First voiced publicly by architect Richard Cameron, the plan to rebuild New York’s Pennsylvania Station as conceived by the firm of McKim, Mead & White remains in the chaotic mix of plans…
Read MoreSt. Florian nods to history for “dear little cottage” design – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: The gracious, modest cottage at 59 Williams St., said to be from circa 1870. (PHDC) Last night’s special meeting of the Providence Historic District Commission to consider the dear little cottage at 59 Williams St., off Benefit, shows that the city’s process for development projects…
Read MoreBiden revokes Trump mandate to return to beauty in architecture – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There – contributing writer, architecture Photo: Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse, Kentucky Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 to mandate a return to beauty, at least in federal architecture. His successor, Joe Biden, revoked it on Feb. 24. Architecture is a huge field of human endeavor. Along…
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