Why Rebuild a Gothic ‘Addition’ to Notre Dame?
Modernist architects want to replace the 1850s gothic flèche, proposing an ugly, incongruous spike.
Posts in category “Architecture”
The Metaphysical Nature of Our City Temples and Tombs
They are massive, immovable, as though the spirit contained in them has been fixed forever to the ground.
Downtown Los Angeles Is Coming Home—to the New Elite
The last frontier of Southern California is in the former Skid Row.
A Lost Monument to Industry—and Traditional Urbanism
The Singer Building was an early skyscraper that respected the skyline.
How ‘Interior Landmarks’ Redeemed New York
Even amid the glitz and dull modernism, the Western tradition is alive.
When London’s Dragons Ruled Before Skyscrapers
Out-of-scale glass towers are destroying the historic character of this once beautiful place.
The Fury of the Modernists
For almost a century, the architecture establishment has insisted on rigid ideology.
A NYC Tenement Legacy Persists, Despite Gentrification
Photographer Jacob Riis charted the perils of industrial urbanism, still seen in this corner of the Lower East Side.
The Methodist Paradise on the Jersey Shore
This preserved village is an expression of incremental urbanism built exclusively for human interaction and divine inspiration.
The Threat of ‘Genius’ to Truly Successful Architecture
Buildings that stand out when they should fit in are showpieces for their creators but can be offensive to the rest of us.
Glory Days: Reviving Asbury Park, City on the Shore
After decades of decline, the wonderland of Springsteen’s youth is at a hopeful crossroads.
The Lost World of the Middlebrow Tastemaker
Working alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, journalist Elizabeth Gordon made home design accessible to the average American.
In a Desert City, Frank Lloyd Wright and Traditional Architecture at Play
Phoenix’s Arizona Biltmore hotel is not as modern as it first appears.
Meet the Austrian Who Invented Placemaking
Camillo Sitte was a champion of traditional European urbanism.
How to Build a Skyline at Human Scale
Buildings need dignified hats.
Why Ordinary Americans Reject Architectural Ideologues
Many elites reflexively disparage traditional design while celebrating iconoclasts.
Why No Nobel Prize For Architecture?
The big awards divide the profession into modernists and traditionalists.
The Metaphysical Nature of Our City Temples and Tombs
They are massive, immovable, as though the spirit contained in them has been fixed forever to the ground.
Downtown Los Angeles Is Coming Home—to the New Elite
The last frontier of Southern California is in the former Skid Row.
A Lost Monument to Industry—and Traditional Urbanism
The Singer Building was an early skyscraper that respected the skyline.
How ‘Interior Landmarks’ Redeemed New York
Even amid the glitz and dull modernism, the Western tradition is alive.
When London’s Dragons Ruled Before Skyscrapers
Out-of-scale glass towers are destroying the historic character of this once beautiful place.
The Fury of the Modernists
For almost a century, the architecture establishment has insisted on rigid ideology.
A NYC Tenement Legacy Persists, Despite Gentrification
Photographer Jacob Riis charted the perils of industrial urbanism, still seen in this corner of the Lower East Side.
The Methodist Paradise on the Jersey Shore
This preserved village is an expression of incremental urbanism built exclusively for human interaction and divine inspiration.
The Threat of ‘Genius’ to Truly Successful Architecture
Buildings that stand out when they should fit in are showpieces for their creators but can be offensive to the rest of us.
Glory Days: Reviving Asbury Park, City on the Shore
After decades of decline, the wonderland of Springsteen’s youth is at a hopeful crossroads.
The Lost World of the Middlebrow Tastemaker
Working alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, journalist Elizabeth Gordon made home design accessible to the average American.
In a Desert City, Frank Lloyd Wright and Traditional Architecture at Play
Phoenix’s Arizona Biltmore hotel is not as modern as it first appears.
Meet the Austrian Who Invented Placemaking
Camillo Sitte was a champion of traditional European urbanism.
How to Build a Skyline at Human Scale
Buildings need dignified hats.
Why Ordinary Americans Reject Architectural Ideologues
Many elites reflexively disparage traditional design while celebrating iconoclasts.
Why No Nobel Prize For Architecture?
The big awards divide the profession into modernists and traditionalists.