ARCHITEXT by Arrol Gellner
Monday, February 23, 2015

LE CORBUSIER: Order Above All Else

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“Architecture,” pronounced the famed modern architect Le Corbusier, “is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

WHAT COMES TOO CHEAP

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“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly;” said the American Revolutionary Thomas Paine. “It is dearness only that gives everything ...
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Monday, February 9, 2015

MONEY OUT THE WINDOW

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Talk about misplaced priorities: In the name of saving energy, many people think nothing of spending tens of thousands of dollars on replac...
Monday, February 2, 2015

SEEKING SALVATION Part Two of Two Parts

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Is this the porch lamp you've been looking for? Last time we paid a visit to the architectural salvage yard--a place where, if you’...
Monday, January 26, 2015

SEEKING SALVATION: Part One of Two Parts

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Suppose there was a place you could buy high quality building products at fire sale prices, and do it in the greenest possible manner to boo...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

IN PURSUIT OF IMPERFECTION

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Oh no— these steps are imperfect! Sociologists like to complain about all the beautiful people that populate advertising and the media...
Monday, January 12, 2015

ALL SHOW, NO GO: The Fad-Filled Kitchen

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The typical "dream kitchen" of the design magazine crowd is usually one like this— big, busy, and slathered in stainless.  “...
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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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