Tag Archives: Battle of Styles

Architecture of the picturesque

Posted on October 26, 2020 by David Brussat

Having just twitted a panel of architects for having “touched on weighty academic matters that would never enter the mind of most citizens,” I beg readers’ pardon for touching on such a matter here. Many classicists blame “the picturesque” for … Continue reading →

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The foreboding of H.H. Reed

Posted on March 27, 2020 by David Brussat

I reprint this post less than a year after its publication last May because, for the first time in modern architectural history, there is a chance that the Modern Movement might get its come-uppance. The proposed executive order to shift … Continue reading →

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