Tag Archives: Architecture Here and There

Gone fishin’; back soon, II

Posted on January 26, 2020 by David Brussat

On Tuesday I go under the knife for an aortic valve replacement, and I deeply thank all who have wished me well, both the first time (the operation was originally scheduled for Dec. 17) and this time. Nobody wants his … Continue reading →

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See blogs while I’m in D.C.

Posted on May 11, 2018 by David Brussat

Readers who get my blog posts by email from my blog lists (including folks on TradArch and Pro-Urb) may visit my blog directly to get my posts while I’m in the Washington area these next few days. Just type: Architecture … Continue reading →

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New “Lost Prov” book page

Posted on August 6, 2017 by David Brussat

Today marks the official launch of ” ‘Lost Providence’: the book” – a new page on my blog with all the news about the book. It reveals how to buy the book and where its author will speak about the … Continue reading →

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100 best architecture blogs

Posted on October 2, 2016 by David Brussat

Perceptive readers of this architecture blog will have noticed a beribboned badge, or the image thereof, in the upper right corner of the home page. It reads: “Top 100 Achitecture Blogs,” signalling that Architecture Here and There has been selected … Continue reading →

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Miniatures, near and afar

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Brussat

Clay Fulkerson, designer and sculptor of miniature temples, sent me a photo of his latest temple, a Baroque incense burner, shortly after I posted a video of pencil lead sculptures by Salavat Fidai, which elicited from Andrew Reed a photo … Continue reading →

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We dodge a Gmail spanking

Posted on July 15, 2015 by David Brussat

Help! One click can let your tech-challenged correspondent keep sending these Architecture Here And There posts to you. You need not don the above Rube Goldberg device. That is my job. Your job: Hit “Follow,” the button just to the … Continue reading →

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Column: The easy way to build on R.I.’s assets

Posted on March 13, 2014 by David Brussat

Almost all cities and states have policies intended to strengthen their economies by building on their assets. Most fail because they reject easy strategies and embrace difficult strategies. Two recent Commentary pieces in The Providence Journal address this issue: “Wise … Continue reading →

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Cinematic paradise isles

Posted on March 11, 2014 by David Brussat

Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote offers readers a delightful romp island hopping down the halls of film history. Not every island paradise is paradise island, as you shall see. My own fascination with the architecture of evil in celloid … Continue reading →

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Mr. Hublot’s urban future

Posted on March 10, 2014 by David Brussat

Here is Mr. Hublot, a short animated film that charmed me no end. The animator’s idea of a sort of tinpot gizmoid future of urban life will pull at your heartstrings. As for the quality of the future envisioned, well, … Continue reading →

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Holl the Horrible

Posted on March 10, 2014 by David Brussat

After describing as “tripe” Hugh Pearman’s piece on Steven Holl’s Seona Reid Building, part of and across the street from the Glasgow School of Art, I feel obliged to say why, as if it were not obvious. The building is not the … Continue reading →

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