Style Wars: classicism vs. modernism
A Message to David’s Readers It is with deep sadness that we share the news that David Brussat, the voice and spirit behind Architecture Here and There, passed away on November 25th, 2025.David built this blog with great love—love for Continue reading
Recent view of thee Parthenon with its scaffolding removed. The Parthenon skirted in scaffolding before its recent removal. For the first time in generations, the Parthenon is without its iron scaffolding. Tourists can view the famous Athenian landmark as Continue reading
For the first time in generations, the Parthenon is without its iron scaffolding. Tourists can view the famous Athenian landmark as it had been viewed by visitors to Greece for more than 200 years; it has been cloaked in construction Continue reading
Rhode Islanders are mourning the loss of a leading manufacturer, Hasbro, which yesterday announced its departure from Pawtucket to Boston. Hasbro will share space in an ugly building (see photograph above), owned by WS Development, typical of Beantown s Seaport District, Continue reading
400 Summer St., in Boston s Seaport District, where Hasbro has chosen to relocate its headquarters building, along with 700 jobs. (Photo courtesy of CoStar News) Rhode Islanders are mourning the loss of a leading manufacturer, Hasbro, which has announced its Continue reading
It has been widely noted of late and deplored that Cranston s Newport Creamery is to be shut down. After 63 years across from the Garden City Center s gazebo, the center s owner, WS Development, has announced that the Cranston restaurant will Continue reading
What we really need in this country, in the nation s capital for god s sake, is a grand new state ballroom to host White House guests dignitaries foreign and domestic presidents and such like at yuge parties with Continue reading
J. Austen s improvements I have come across in Jane Austen s novel Mansfield Park an interesting passage in which she describes rival plans for improving a house in the living (meaning parsonage) of Thornton Lacey, a hamlet in the town of Continue reading
I can find no other indication that David has passed away, beyond a phonecall from an even closer friend, to the effect that he passed away Thursday morning, age 82. David was a prolific editorial writer and columnist for the Continue reading
I can find no other indication that David has passed away, beyond a phonecall from an even closer friend, to the effect that he passed away Thursday morning David was a prolific editorial writer and columnist for the Providence Journal Continue reading