Word: architecturale
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Practical-minded modern Americans have been contemptuous of follies, those curious buildings meant only to charm and delight. But recent architectural fashion has been tending toward the fey, even the frivolous. This winter in the American heartland, form follows fantasy completely: in St. Paul and Galveston, Texas, local volunteers have...
Architectural flights of fancy are one thing in concrete or (especially) dry wall, but who knows how to build in ice? As a structural material, ice turns out to be not unlike stone, but then the skills of classic masonry are scarce these days. Ice harvesting, an ordinary annual ritual...
Among the many architectural and functional changes include a new, glassed-in mezzanine gallery overlooking the swimming pool with a hardwood floor designed to accomodate dance, aerobics, and other recreational activities.
Establishing a Threshold: Twelve Architectural Practices in Boston: Bank of Boston, 36th floor gallery, 100 Federal St, through January 31.
Today, all the small shops and residential tenants have been relocated. The graffiti-scrawled building--an architectural anchor in the neighborhood--stands empty, an eyesore to the community and a potential safety hazard. On top of that, the University is losing thousands of dollars each day that site remains inactive...