Tag Archives: Museum of Modern Art

Fly train through Wuppertal

Posted on August 26, 2020 by David Brussat

This old video, just over two minutes in length, takes viewers through the western German city of Wuppertal, population 354,382 (almost double that of Providence), on a “flying”  or “floating” train a year after its completion in 1901. The Schwebebahn … Continue reading →

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Skopje’s classical ambition

Posted on December 8, 2016 by David Brussat

Architectural writers have had a field day criticizing Skopje for its classical makeover. Costly and often sloppy in the embellishment of Macedonia’s capital city, the new buildings feature a lot more enthusiasm than canonical scholarship. But the work is being … Continue reading →

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MoMA angst in the modernist world

Posted on January 15, 2014 by David Brussat

The Jan. 9 announcement that New York’s Museum of Modern Art would indeed at last tear down the twee Folk Art Museum embedded in its (MoMA’s) glassy skin has brought to the cozy little world of modern architecture a high … Continue reading →

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