Category Archives: Architecture

REVISITING THE CHICAGO SPIKE.

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Philip

REVISITING THE CHICAGO SPIKE. I posted about Caltrava’s proposed Chicago Spike here in August, 2007. The Chicago Spike was influenced by Calatrava’s Turning Torso in Malmo Sweden. The twisted spire (described as similar to a drill bit) would reduce the … Continue reading →

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WHY ARE BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Philip

WHY ARE BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK? One reason, of course, why brutalist buildings are out of favor is that the name is uncongenial. As the wikipedia article points out, the name comes from the French term for raw concrete: “beton … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER BRUTALIST BUILDING IS PRESERVED.

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Philip

ANOTHER BRUTALIST BUILDING IS PRESERVED. The most recent of Paul Rudolph’s buildings to come under attack is his Orange County Government Center in Goshen, New York. It is on the World Monuments Fund’s 2012 Watch List as a threatened landmark. … Continue reading →

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BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK.

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Philip

BRUTALIST BUILDINGS UNDER ATTACK. I posted here three years ago about how two of Paul Rudolph’s Brutalist buildings had been threatened with demolition. The attacks on Rudolph’s buildings have continued. This article from March of this year on the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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MORRIS COHEN ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Philip

MORRIS COHEN ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE. I noted in this post that “When I was asked how I know that I love a work of art, my answer was that it lets me see the world differently.” Morris Cohen made … Continue reading →

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PRESERVING GOOD ARCHITECTURE—OUTSIDE AND INSIDE (COMMENT).

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Philip

PRESERVING GOOD ARCHITECTURE—OUTSIDE AND INSIDE (COMMENT). Lee Bryant commented here on my post about my five favorite buildings and expressed consternation at the tearing down of Richmond’s Old City Hall (and its replacement by the equivalent of a “high-rise DMV”). … Continue reading →

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LOBBIES—NEW YORK BUILDINGS.

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Philip

LOBBIES—NEW YORK BUILDINGS. Many of the skyscrapers from the 1920′s and the 1930′s had beautiful interiors. The Empire Stat building was completed in 1931; the Chrysler building dates from 1920. This post from the Travels with Terry blog has a … Continue reading →

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LOBBIES—CHICAGO BUILDINGS.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Philip

LOBBIES—CHICAGO BUILDINGS. Kids, My parents made a point of showing us the interiors of both the Rookery and the Marquette Building in Chicago. When I posted on my five favorite buildings, I listed the Rookery in Chicago because of its … Continue reading →

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FIXING UP THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Philip

FIXING UP THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. In about 1970, I served a subpoena in an office in the Empire State Building. The interior of the building was a disappointment. Ada Louise Huxtable had an article in the Wall Street Journal … Continue reading →

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SAND-CASTLE TECHNIQUES.

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Philip

SAND-CASTLE TECHNIQUES. Instapundit linked to this article in Popular Mechanics about sand-castle techniques. The keys to construction, as you may well know, are wet sand and compaction. The article has some photos of some tools that are used for carving … Continue reading →

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