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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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Mr. Moses’s Jones Beach

Posted on January 17, 2015 by David Brussat

Since I expect that my reading of The Power Broker (1974), by Robert Caro, about Robert Moses, New York’s master builder, will summon up more to criticize than praise in its 1,162 page vastness of biography, I will begin with … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hublot’s urban future

Posted on January 9, 2015 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
Mr. Hublot sits at his window overlooking the future of Paris. (Zeilt Productions) Here is Mr. Hublot, a short animated film that charmed me no end. The animator’s idea of a sort of…

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Kismet, but not in Mecca

Posted on January 8, 2015 by David Brussat

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1951. (mic.com) Poster for 1955 musical “Kismet.” (stevelensman.hubpages.com) Makkah Clock Tower Hotel. (evaser.com) Clock Tower Hotel on chart of tallest buildings. (aaviss.com) The Kaaba at Mecca. (universalfreepress.com) Mecca in…

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Browbeating Boston’s brand

Posted on January 4, 2015 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
View from Christian Science Center toward Prudential Center and 111 Huntington Ave. (center left), with “tiara.” (worldradiomap.com) Marty Walsh has taken over as Boston mayor after 20 years of Tom Menino, who used…

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Leon Krier’s tale of post-carbuncle London

Posted on December 22, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
The dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral takes center stage in this effort to imagine what London must have been like centuries ago. Here is Leon Krier’s piece, “Sustainable Architecture and the Legible City,”…

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Architecture is qualiadelic

Posted on December 9, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
Qualia characterize the features of things. (en.wikipedia.org) My brother, who lives in Oregon, has just published a book. It delves into the most intimate and profound aspects of ritual, and how engaging with…

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Trad clearinghouse?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
How about a clearinghouse for traditional projects? Prompted by a conversation this morning with the Washington, D.C., architect and planner Nir Buras, I am thinking of starting a new blog, associated with this…

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Scoop on poop at Burj

Posted on November 30, 2014 by David Brussat

Not sure I want to touch this with a ten-foot pole, but inquiring minds want to know, I’m quite certain, despite my cautionary note, what the process of defecation entails at the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in … Continue reading →

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Nod of the Royal Oak

Posted on November 27, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
As a board member of the New England Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, I am greatly pleased to learn that the ICAA has received the 2014 Heritage Award of…

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