With Halloween approaching, I can’t help but bring up a costume party that surely ranks among the best ever (and is lore amongst architectural history students): This party of the century is no ordinary group of buildings. The 1931 Beaux-Arts Ball hosted, among others, two dozen architects dressed as buildings they had recently designed.… Read More The Best Costume Party in Architectural History
The Unites States has the unique issue that much of the built landscape is relatively new. Issue? Yes. It’s two-fold: first, many buildings have only had one use. When that use is no longer needed, we often struggle to reuse the buildings we have, instead demolishing and building anew. Second, we are new to the… Read More Landmarks On Top of Landmarks
You’ve seen them before: huge mural advertisements on the sides of brick buildings in big cities. In cities like Chicago, once you start looking you see them everywhere. Even in Seattle they are not hard to find if you have a good vantage point. And be honest, you like them. You forget how old buildings are… Read More Resurrecting the Ghost Sign
Susie Trexler 