Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Cotton District

Posted on February 14, 2015 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
The Cotton District, in Starkville, Miss. (This and all photos below by Sara Hines) Not sure how this place eluded my classical radar, but Starkville, Mississippi, home of Mississippi State, has a neighborhood…

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The human classical genome

Posted on February 13, 2015 by David Brussat

Nathaniel Walker, newly minted architectural historian and professor of same at the College of Charleston, recently joined the TradArch list and launched into debate on the vital issues facing architecture’s future. In discussion with others on the list, who were … Continue reading →

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Save the Yale Club!

Posted on February 12, 2015 by David Brussat

The title above could as easily have been “Save the Roosevelt Hotel!” or for that matter “Save Grand Central Terminal!” “Save the Chrysler Building!” might also be apt. Or it could be “All is lost!” … “Or maybe not!” could … Continue reading →

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PoMo in revival mod(e)?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by David Brussat

It was sort of a meh moment for me to learn a few moments ago that the Portland Building, the postmodernist icon by postmodernist starchitect Michael Graves, will be preserved. News a year or so ago of its proposed demolition … Continue reading →

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Snow graces Providence

Posted on February 9, 2015 by David Brussat

Here are a few shots I’ve taken over the years during and after snowstorms in downtown Providence. To read the text accompanying the photos, please visit my slide show at GoLocalProv.com, entitled “Dr. Downtown’s Snowy Providence.” I’m not sure I’m … Continue reading →

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Nuff said at Kennedy Plaza

Posted on February 8, 2015 by David Brussat

Above are the bicycle stands chosen for and installed at the “new” Kennedy Plaza, in Providence. Below are the bicycle stands approved (but not yet funded) for the city of Charleston. Which design represents the more advanced aesthetic?

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Feel it, be it, don’t teach it!

Posted on February 8, 2015 by David Brussat

According to a report in ArchDaily.com, the Royal Institute of British Architects has released a survey that supports the contention that students graduating from architecture school do not know how to practice architecture. This comes as no surprise to anyone … Continue reading →

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Buda + Pest = Budapest x 3

Posted on February 7, 2015 by David Brussat

Here are three videos of Budapest, “Gay and Beautiful Budapest” from 1938 of 10:28 minutes in length; the second a Rick Steves travel TV episode from 2004 of 26:08 minutes; and, finally, from 2014, “AMAZING Walking Tour!!!” of the Hungarian … Continue reading →

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Petition the mossback AIA

Posted on February 6, 2015 by David Brussat

John Massengale has a great post called “I am not a fashionista” on his blog. At its conclusion is a link to a petition to ask the American Institute of Architects to diversify the architects and architecture it promotes. At … Continue reading →

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Online photo credit sourcing

Posted on February 6, 2015 by David Brussat

If readers have braved the less than “Sex and Violence” allure of this post’s headline, they are about to indulge me in some inside online baseball. It has to do with the touchy subject of properly crediting the sources of … Continue reading →

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