ARCHITEXT by Arrol Gellner
Monday, July 27, 2015

NIMBY NATION

›
“NOTHING LIKE PEOPLE POWER TO STOP A CELL TOWER,” crowed a recent editorial in my local paper, referring to a very upscale neighborhood wh...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

ZERO PERCENT EFFICIENT

›
About half of our pure, sparkling, drinkable water ends up being poured on the ground We Americans have many good traits, but our asto...
Monday, July 13, 2015

A DASH OF WABI-SABI

›
We Americans routinely beat ourselves up in the pursuit of what we consider to be perfection. In my line of work, for example, it’s nothin...
Monday, July 6, 2015

CAN DO?

›
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t,” said Henry Ford, “you’re usually right.” In a world ever more reliant on so-calle...
Monday, June 29, 2015

DAN LUDWIG'S JOURNEY Part Three of Three Parts

›
In the last two columns, I recounted the true story of Daniel Ludwig, a German Rumanian immigrant who came to America essentially penniles...
Monday, June 22, 2015

"DAN LUDWIG'S JOURNEY" Will Continue Next Week

›
Howdy folks-- I'm on a sudden unplanned trip, and will post Part Three of "Dan Ludwig's Journey" next Monday, June 29th....
Monday, June 15, 2015

DAN LUDWIG'S JOURNEY Part Two of Three Parts

›
Last time I told the story of Dan Ludwig, a cabinetmaker who came to America in 1955, built himself a big yellow workshop in his back yard...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About The Author

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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.