Category Archives: Architecture

PAINTED HOUSES IN A POLISH VILLAGE.

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Philip

PAINTED HOUSES IN A POLISH VILLAGE. Annalisa called my attention to this article by Jessica Stewart on the My Modern Met website (here). Meg Van Huygen has an article on the Mental Floss website about the village of Zalipie. Both … Continue reading →

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REPAIRING BUILDINGS WITH LEGOS, REVISITED.

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Philip

REPAIRING BUILDINGS WITH LEGOS, REVISITED. In 2010 I posted several times, for example here, about the art project of the Dutch artist Jan Vormann to repair buildings using Legos. This article from the Telegraph shows 12 images of Vormann’s work. … Continue reading →

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THE GOLDEN BRIDGE.

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Philip

THE GOLDEN BRIDGE. Nick and Mary Jane each sent me this article on the Huffpost (August 2, 2018) by Chris Mcgonigal about the Golden Bridge in Viet Nam. It’s quite wonderful.

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MONET AND ARCHITECTURE.

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Philip

MONET AND ARCHITECTURE. The National Gallery in London has featured The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture. I had never thought of Monet in terms of architecture. Rosalind McKever in this interview states what has been my view of how … Continue reading →

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RECONSTRUCTING THE ROOF OF A PALACE IN HERCULANEUM.

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Philip

RECONSTRUCTING THE ROOF OF A PALACE IN HERCULANEUM. Daisy Dunne has an article on the Daily Mail web site about archaeological finds near Herculaneum, which have permitted the reconstruction of the roof of a palace there. Wood that remains wet … Continue reading →

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HETEROPHASIA—IT’S THE PANTHEON THAT HAS A CONCRETE DOME (COMMENT).

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Philip

HETEROPHASIA—IT’S THE PANTHEON THAT HAS A CONCRETE DOME (COMMENT). I posted here a couple months ago about how the Pantheon has lasted for centuries because concrete can’t be reused. However, I said “Parthenon” for “Pantheon”. Dick Weisfelder promptly pointed out … Continue reading →

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WHY THE PARTHENON HAS LASTED FOR CENTURIES.

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Philip

WHY THE PARTHENON HAS LASTED FOR CENTURIES. The Parthenon in Rome has already lasted 1800 years. It is made of concrete, but Tim Harford offers an additional explanation for why it has survived when so many Roman buildings have not. … Continue reading →

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IN PRAISE OF CONCRETE.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Philip

IN PRAISE OF CONCRETE. This article by Tim Harford on the BBC website is entitled: “The Hidden Strengths of Unloved Concrete” (link via Marginal Revolution). It is part of a BBC series “50 Things That Made the Modern Economy”. Harford … Continue reading →

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CHICAGO IS GETTING A WOODEN SKYSCRAPER.

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Philip

CHICAGO IS GETTING A WOODEN SKYSCRAPER. I have posted a number of times about the concrete buildings of the 1960’s and the 1970’s, and I posted here about choices between wood and concrete. Here is an article about an announcement … Continue reading →

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BRUTALISM—IS IT THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE THAT MATTERS MOST?

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Philip

BRUTALISM—IS IT THE OUTSIDE OR THE INSIDE THAT MATTERS MOST? Ian Mackintosh, who spent over 40 years working on the design of theater spaces, wrote to the London Review of Books (December 15). Mackintosh began his letter by quoting John … Continue reading →

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