Architecture

Posted by Robin on Jul 27, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: The Chrysler Building

For 40 years, the Empire State Building (Great American Things, May 13, 2009) symbolized New York City until the World Trade Center towers...

Posted by Robin on Jun 5, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: I.M. Pei

With few exceptions, most architects remain unknown by name to the public at large. Usually, we know them by their designs. One of the few...

Posted by Robin on Apr 15, 2010 in Architecture | Comments Off on Architecture: Monticello

Thomas Jefferson loved the neoclassical look, witness the design of his other project in Charlottesville, the University of Virginia. He...

Posted by Robin on Mar 18, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

I’ve listed this post under the heading of “Architecture”, but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial qualifies as a Great...

Posted by Robin on Mar 4, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: Washington National Cathedral

When many of us hear the word “cathedral,” we associate it with the great structures of the Roman Catholic faith. The National...

Posted by Robin on May 13, 2009 in Architecture, The Arts | 1 comment

You can’t talk about the Empire State Building without being startled by the sheer scale of the thing. It’s almost a quarter of...

Posted by Robin on Apr 7, 2009 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on The Arts: Fallingwater

It was the perfect marriage of client and architect. The Kaufmann family of Pittsburgh appreciated modern art and architecture, and owned a...