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Category Archives: Preservation
Gehry Ike in its kitschy glory
Frank Gehry’s monument to hims– oops, I mean to Dwight Eisenhower, does not open to the public until this Sept. 18, pushed back by the pandemic from May 8, the 75th anniversary of his victory in the European theater of … Continue reading
Notre-Dame: Copy the past
It seems as if French President Emmanuel Macron has turned totally about on designing the restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame after its fire of last year. After the conflagration he called for a modernist rebuild. About a year later, … Continue reading
Speak for history on Monday
The Providence Historic District Commission will meet tomorrow, Monday, July 27 at 4:30 p.m., via Zoom, to decide the fate of Providence. That does not overstate the case. If the commission approves moving the historic cottage at 159 Williams Street, … Continue reading
Aborting Menokin’s legacy
Menokin House, near Warsaw, Va., was built in 1769 by Francis Lightfoot Lee, who received the plantation’s land as a wedding gift. He was the brother of Gen. Lightfoot Harry Lee of Revolutionary War fame, and the uncle of Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Preservation
Tagged Calder Loth, Designboom, Francis Lightfool Lee, Machado & Silvetti, Menokin House, Preservation, Virginia
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Dickinson vs. Dickinson
Duo Dickinson is an architect in New Haven whose work, primarily private houses, is creative yet overwhelmingly traditional in appearance. I like his architecture very much. His firm’s portfolio and productivity are impressive. However, when writing and speaking about architecture … Continue reading
Daum: Four days in Berlin
This essay was written by Eric Daum, founder of the firm Eric Inman Daum, Architect, who traveled with his wife, Beth Niemi, to Berlin in November. Beth had been to East Berlin in 1986, and this essay is accompanied by … Continue reading
The future of Providence
Dire. That’s a good word for the bad future of Providence if the erosion of its historic character continues at its current pace. In “Say no to ugly buildings,” an Oct. 28 oped for the Providence Journal, I listed the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Preservation
Tagged Downtown, East Side, GoLocalProv, Historic District, Providence RI, Sally Lapides, Teardowns, Urban Planning
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A threat to Europe’s beauty
Modernists are trying to reverse trends in cultural-heritage preservation by subtle interventions in several key conservation standards of the European Union. Writing from Norway, Audun Engh of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) warned me today … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Preservation
Tagged Audun Engh, Europe, European Union, Frauenkirche, ICOMOS, INTBAU, Modern Architecture, Notre Dame, Penn Station, Tradition, Venice Charter
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Notre-Dame remains dicey
It was recently reported that the annual Christmas mass at Notre-Dame de Paris will not take place for the first time since the French Revolution, and, by the way, the survival of the entire cathedral, most of which was thought … Continue reading
