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September 27, 2009 - October 3, 2009 Archives

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Column: Hot little building has big heart

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By David Brussat    Email

Illustrations: Above, the easternmost three of the seven bays of the Arnold Building, in downtown Providence, after the recent fire. Below: A photo of the building taken after it was completed in 1923. Bottom: A closeup of Theresa's shop......

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 Tags  architecture   Arnold Building   Paolino Properties   parking   Providence RI  

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Another 'face' of faceless Roger Williams

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By David Brussat    Email

If Roger Williams had no face, we would have to invent one. Actually the founder of Rhode Island had a face, but that hasn't stopped us from inventing one, two, or even more. We have no idea what his......

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 Tags  City Hall   Providence RI   Roger Williams  

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Kool House. Koolhaas. Kookhaas. Kook House.

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By David Brussat    Email

Rem Koolhaas designed a house for a rich client handicapped in an automobile accident. The house features a central core of a round platform/elevator open to the floors around it. Ada Louise Huxtable has written a review of a......

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 Tags  Ada Louise Huxtable   architecture   Jacques Tati   modernism   Rem Koolhaas   Wall Street Journal  

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Coming up: Hot little building vs. parking leviathan

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By David Brussat    Email

The photo above, taken this evening on my way home from work, shows how crucial the Arnold Building is to the fabric of Washington Street, in downtown Providence. The poor Arnold was struck by a serious fire last week......

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 Tags  Arnold Building   downtown   fire   parking   Providence RI  

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