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June 28, 2009 - July 4, 2009 Archives


Column: Charles wins Battle of Styles

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By David Brussat    Email

Illustration: London skyline in 2008 (credit: Wikipedia Commons) I don't think he is evil per se. He is just misled. --Richard Rogers describes Prince Charles, June 12 THE THUNDERING PETULANCE of Lord Richard Rogers toward Prince Charles was a......

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Anything you can do we can do badder!

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By David Brussat    Email

That must be the motto of the modern architect. A while back Preservation magazine reported on a lovely 1916 Palm Beach courthouse that had not been demolished but built around for a needed expansion. Ugly. Recently the ugly new exterior......

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Are there falcons in Providence? The proof

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By David Brussat    Email

You must view this astonishing video of Peregrine falcons on and around Textron World Headquarters. The video is unfortunately anonymous, but made its way to me through David Segal, whom we also thank for tagging it "Animals. Warmongers. Architecture." Whether......

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The wonder of it all

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By David Brussat    Email

That is, the wonder of living downtown. It rocks. A couple days ago I received an e-mail from a friend. After reading my blog flogging the open house of downtown residential complexes (see the blog entry "Tour of downtown living"......

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Coming up: More on Britain's battle of styles

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By David Brussat    Email

Readers of this blog have been kept up to date on the Battle of Styles under way in Britain over Chelsea Barracks, and Prince Charles's great victory over Sir Richard Rogers, Lord Riverside. But many nonreaders of this blog......

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