ARCHITEXT by Arrol Gellner
Monday, March 25, 2013

THE BIG BANG

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Nothing grabs people’s attention or draws crazed male wolf calls quite like the sight of some old Las Vegas highrise being imploded. While...
Monday, March 18, 2013

THEY DON’T BUILD 'EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE

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I often hear people say of some old house, “Wow, they don’t build ‘em like this anymore.” To which I’m often tempted to add, “And it’s a g...
Monday, March 11, 2013

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

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American traffic laws tell us pedestrians have the right of way.  If you believe that, try walking across your city sometime.  The way we ...
Monday, March 4, 2013

LAST OF THE DINOSAURS

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The U.S. Department of Transportation tells us that, according to its latest figures, there are some 254 million passenger vehicles regist...
Monday, February 25, 2013

MONEY FOR NOTHING

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The other day, as my car juddered over constellations of potholes, past tenuously-maintained schools and bus stops done up in graffiti, I ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

THE FASHION-GO-ROUND

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Which do you prefer, shiny finishes or matte ones?  New-looking finishes, or old? Granite, glass, and chrome, or brick, wood, and iron?   ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

WELCOME TO NOWHERE

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Traveling the United States has, among other things, gently tutored me that the residents of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania pronounce their to...
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Arrol Gellner
Arrol Gellner is an architect with over thirty years experience in residential, commercial, and institutional architecture. He is the author of three well-regarded books on historic architecture, "Storybook Style", "Red Tile Style", and "Ready to Roll", all published by Penguin/Putnam. Gellner has also written his "Architext" syndicated column for nearly twenty years. The column has been a regular feature in newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. Gellner is an honors graduate of the College of Environmental Design, University of California at Berkeley.
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