Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Architecture of Jim Crow
You might easily drive by the little train station near the entrance to James Madison’s Montepelier estate. It is vernacular architecture, built in 1910, to serve the wealthy then-owners of Montpelier, the duPont family. But its restoration, part of Montpelier’s … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Culture, Preservation
KieranTimberlake to design London embassy
I’ve written before about the challenges facing architects who undertake the design of American diplomatic facilities in the age of security madness. The State Department announced on Tuesday that KieranTimberlake, a Philadelphia-based firm, has been chosen to design the new … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture
Ted Bundy’s Car: Educational Tool
The National Museum of Crime and Punishment, a for-profit entertainment-musem attraction in Washington D.C. (“So much fun, it’s a crime”), has put Ted Bundy’s 1968 VW Beetle on display. I have a few thoughts on that.
Detroit on PBS
For a few months shy of a year, I called Detroit home in 1995. I loved the city and the people I met there. I loved its architecture and its sadness, its empty streets and surreal highways. It was an … Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, film
