ARCHITEXT by Arrol Gellner
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE SLEUTHING

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Yes, it's a "Victorian"—but more specifically, the cruved walls, turrets, and profusion of textures identify this house as ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

THE LATEST COLOR TREND IS GLOOM AND DOOM

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The Craftsman style of the early 20th century rebelled against both the ornament and carnival-like colors of the Victorian era. Cool a...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

WHY THE CONCEPT OF "GOOD TASTE" IS A MYTH

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Joan Crawford as Mildred Pierce: She had no use for "gingerbread"—but no need to pull out a weapon over it. Channel surf...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

ARCHITECTURE'S MOMENTS FROZEN IN TIME

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A moment literally frozen in time: This brick in the wall of my office was bumped out of place by the mason. Note the frozen ribbon of ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The Invisible Answer, Part III

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Is this your mental image of a manufactured home? Believe it or not, prior to the late 1930s, people who lived in travel trailers full-...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The Invisible Answer, Part II

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Arthur Sherman's "Covered Wagon" trailers featured solid walls instead of canvas flaps—a modest start to today's ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The Invisible Answer Part I

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Is this any way to house people  in the richest nation on earth? (Image: Mark Brown/Chicago Sun-Times) Rising homelessness and the ...
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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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