Tag Archives: Classical Orders

Pillar to post at the Hall

Posted on September 21, 2018 by David Brussat

Looking over two photographs of columns at the William Hall Free Library, in Cranston, R.I., where I will be speaking at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday), I noticed that each has the same style of column capital, but there are notable … Continue reading →

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Trad and not so trad

Posted on December 16, 2017 by David Brussat

An architectural designer with a background in preservation and traditional design, who asked to be posted anonymously, joins a host of commenters criticizing my praise for Stan Weiss’s interior design. They include Eric Daum, Seth Joseph Weine, Nikos Salingaros, Patrick … Continue reading →

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Behold the classical disorders

Posted on December 15, 2017 by David Brussat

The other day I got word that the British architectural historian James Stevens Curl – with 40 books under his belt – had written another, Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism. Due out next August from … 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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