Summer is almost over Continue reading “looking back I wonder”
looking back I wonder
History
style…final words
Sigh…thanks Brian Paletz for suggesting this. Continue reading “style…final words”
no faux though
I don’t like fake things or fake people (see past post on masquerade). Continue reading “no faux though”
dear future architects
words of wisdom :: friendly advice :: aphorisms :: warnings cautions :: who knows? Continue reading “dear future architects”
worlds of architecture
Recent personal events coupled with the loss of a well-known, hard to be ignored architect have made me ponder what I call worlds of architecture. These are the worlds of what could be, what should be and what are. Continue reading “worlds of architecture”
search for authentic
I love diners. I don’t mean old 70’s suburban or roadside buildings that serve burgers and gravy and call themselves a diner. Continue reading “search for authentic”
what are the rules?
Disclaimer: Architectural Historians beware, I make sweeping generalizations and reference a limited portion of world architecture here to make a larger point.
For centuries, if not millennia, architects, master builders, kings and rulers have created large public works and other works of architecture that we would categorize under a particular style. Continue reading “what are the rules?”
