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Wisdom of the Bulfinch

Posted on November 18, 2014 by David Brussat

Last week I attended the fifth annual ceremony at Charles Bulfinch’s Massachusetts Statehouse honoring the awards named in his honor by the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. The usual crowd of people was there … Continue reading →

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Bulfinch awards Wednesday

Posted on November 10, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844) Coming up Wednesday is the ceremony at the Massachusetts Statehouse for the Fifth Annual Bulfinch Awards. The winners are known. You can may see their entries here. But you may…

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Greek revival democracy

Posted on November 4, 2014 by David Brussat

Architect Tim Andersen sends an essay, “Next Greek Revival: The Republic Could Rise Again,” that reminds us on this Election Day of the entwining tenets of architecture and democracy. Architecture creates the stage for democracy. Democracy creates a people wise … Continue reading →

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ICAA Northshore splash

Posted on October 18, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
Northshore, the stylish monthly of the shore north of Boston, has a spread in its October issue on the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. It’s an interesting…

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ICAA Northshore splash

Posted on October 17, 2014 by David Brussat

Northshore, the stylish monthly of the shore north of Boston, has a spread in its October issue on the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. It’s an interesting think piece by Jeff Harder, with illustrations … Continue reading →

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Appetite for Andreozzi

Posted on October 14, 2014 by David Brussat

If you have an appetite for lovely houses in grand style, visit on Thursday evening a show of work by Barrington architect David Andreozzi. Not only is Dave a fellow board member of the New England chapter of the Institute … Continue reading →

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A liturgy of beauty

Posted on October 13, 2014 by David Brussat

Ah, the sun is edging its way through the clouds here in Providence. Patches of blue can be seen from the window beside the desk of your occasionally dire correspondent. So on to a passage sure to soothe the savage … Continue reading →

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Bad Scupture Park Hotel?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by David Brussat

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Proposed design for Parcel 12 hotel, from 2006, by the Carpionato Group. A new proposal has arisen for Parcel 12, the triangular Capital Center District land at the northeast corner of Kennedy Plaza…

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Fundamentally insecure

Posted on October 3, 2014 by David Brussat

After reading my blog post on the destruction of Mecca, Nikos Salingaros sent me Chapter 9 from his book A Theory of Architecture, in which, writing with Michael Mehaffy, he describes modern architecture as a phenomenon parallel to religious fundamentalism. … Continue reading →

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Monty Python’s architect skit

Posted on September 21, 2014 by David Brussat

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
As a reward for making it through the last few posts I offer this skit, from YouTube, of Monty Python making fun of architects by speaking truth of them, perhaps – since humor…

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