Poverty: Good for Preservation? Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
New York Times writer Nicolai Ouroussoff raves about the architectural heritage of Buffalo, NY. Just look at all the famous architects who built there:
Henry Hobson Richardson
Frederick Law Olmsted
Louis Sullivan
Frank... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/257104.htm
What Will Obama Build? Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
Home construction has taken a tail spin, but some architecture enthusiasts see a glimmer of hope. US President-elect Barack Obama is proposing a new office of urban policy that would... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/257103.htm
Great War Monuments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100
Designing monuments for lost heroes poses a special type of challenge for architects and designers. How can stone and steel express pride or grief? Should we honor war veterans with... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/213660.htm
Mark Twain's Grand House Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100
You might think the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn would settle down in Mississippi, but Samuel Clemens (alias Mark Twain) married into wealth and built a grand Stick... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/256964.htm
Born November 9: Stanford White Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100
American architect Stanford White was born on November 9, 1853. His Italian Renaissance Revival buildings and Shingle Style homes made Stanford White one of the most prominent architects of the... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/040757.htm
Celebrating the Louvre Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100
November 8, 1793 marks the date that the French revolutionary government turned the posh royal palace in Paris into what became one of the world's most famous museums: The... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/256863.htm
Russian Evolution Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100
November 7, 1917 marks the second stage of the Russian Revolution when Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky lead Communist revolutionaries in a violent overthrow and captured the Winter Palace.... Permalink: http://architecture.about.com/b/a/217110.htm