When I lived as a student in Baltimore I remember being surprised – shocked almost – to discover a number […]
Christine Flowers: He did WHAT to the East Wing?
“He did WHAT to the East Wing?” If someone called me up at work and said “I knocked down half […]
President’s House is politics over architecture — and everything else
While the history of slavery should never be forgotten, it should not be interwoven in the “design message” of the President’s House.
By Thom Nickels
Visiting Glen Foerd, Northeast Philly’s historic gem
If you missed the family summer fun of third Thursdays at the historic Glen Foerd Mansion on the Delaware Waterfront, […]
Thom Nickels: Reforming the reforms in church architecture
While touring a number of Roman Catholic churches in Austria some time ago, I was struck by the haphazard clash […]
Thom Nickels: Reconsidering classical architecture
Modernism was once promoted by all of the top architects, but it never won the people’s hearts. Now, some architects are seeing the limits of that once-dominant style.
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: The last days of Walter Gropius
Recollections of a short time spent with the influential and innovative architect.
By Thom Nickels
Austin Severns: Trump Executive Order will reflect and reshape American streetscape
The President’s Administration has quietly drafted a federal order that, if enforced, has the potential to change the American cityscape over the coming generations. By Austin Severns.