Tag Archives: Skopje

Trad and not so trad, cont.

Posted on December 17, 2017 by David Brussat

Classicism over thousands of years has developed an architectural language that modernism has not even sought to construct. A language would suggest a reliance on precedent. Among those who have criticized my admiration for Stan Weiss’s interior decor, Eric Daum … 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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