ARCHITEXT by Arrol Gellner
Monday, September 25, 2017

THE BEAUTY OF THE COURTYARD HOME

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Traditional Persian courtyard house with pool at center. Not long ago, in a bleak industrial suburb of San Francisco, I came upon an ol...
Monday, September 18, 2017

ARCHITECT FURNITURE: Ouch

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Chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the dining room of the Frderick C. Robie house, Chicago (1909): Sit up straight, or else. In ...
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Monday, September 11, 2017

DESIGNING ROOFS: Don't Get Carried Away

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Can you count how many different roof types are visible on this house? (1890s-era Queen Anne Victorian on Military Street in Port Huron...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

THE CULT OF MINIMALISM

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Minimalist kitchen: Oops, I spilled the molasses. It’s no wonder architects have such a dreadful reputation among practical-minded peopl...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

WILL THE SMART HOUSE PASS THE TEST?

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High tech, Victorian style: Close up view of a leading-edge shower faucet of the era. For the past thousand years, housing technology h...
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Monday, August 21, 2017

MY FASHION STATEMENT

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The Romp-Him. If it's such a trend, why isn't anyone wearing it? If you've ever seen reporting on those purportedly trend-s...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

TILE DESIGN: Don't Be A-Skeered of Color

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Moorish revival staircase dating from the 1920s: Now that's some real tile work. Quick—what color is the tile in a tract-house bath...
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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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