Tuesday, April 30, 2019
MORE MONEY OUT THE WINDOW
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These are instantly recognizable as replacement windows— the fake muntins between the double glazing is a dead giveaway. What kind of ...
Monday, April 22, 2019
ARCHITECTURE THAT'S WEIRD, WACKY, AND WONDERFUL
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The Watts Towers: Once declared a nusiance by the City of Los Angeles, they are now a national historic landmark. A number of my previ...
Monday, April 15, 2019
BEAUTY BEGINS ON A STREET LIKE YOURS
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We can have all the ugliness we're willing to put up with. Picture this intersection I saw in a middle-class neighborhood near my Be...
Monday, April 8, 2019
A COLONIAL TESTIMONIAL
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Early colonial house in Deerfield, Connecticutt, c. 1734. Note the massive central fireplace chimney. (Image courtesy historic-d...
Monday, April 1, 2019
A PRIMER ON WOOD SIDING
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Like many Colonial-era homes, the Nicholas Tyler Laundry in Colonial Williamsburg features clapboard siding. (Image courtesy colonialwilli...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
THE CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW: Think Small
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Bungalow with a classic "six pack" floor plan, from a 1922 plan book by E. W. Stillwell and Co,—also the authors of the quote at...
Monday, March 18, 2019
ZONING RUN AMUCK
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The characteristic stepped-back profile of New York City skyscrapers was the result of zoning regulations meant to ensure adequate light a...
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