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From Red to Green: The Contradictory Aesthetics of Oxid...

For a small child, understanding the concept of time and its passage is very dif...

HOUJIE TIMES Commercial Complex / TurtleHill Architectu...

This project is located in Houjie Town, Dongguan City, which used to be the buil...

Costuming THE CROWN at Winterthur

Last month I went to Winterthur (for the first time no less, can you believe i...

A visit to Winterthur

As I mentioned in my previous post, Costuming the Crown, a few weeks ago I wen...

The Landmark Trust chateau -or the most perfect little ...

On my recent vacation spent touring English country houses one of the best dec...

MGM Style - Cedric Gibbons and the art of the golden ag...

 As long time readers of this blog may remember, I'm a huge fan of movies, par...

The Parisians: Tastemakers at Home

As I prepare for my trip to Paris next week, I'm salivating over the houses f...

Classical Baltimore pied-à-terre for sale

One of my many hobbies is tracking real estate (yes they are all architectural...

The Villa Kerylos and the 'Villa of Delirium' by Adrien...

The Cote D'Azur conjures up all sorts of romantic images, and one of the most ...

Architectural collection at the Palais de Chaillot, Tro...

One of the great tourist attractions in Paris lies in Trocadero, the Palais de...

John Singer Sargent at the National Portrait Gallery, S...

While much of the city is on self-imposed quarantine as we figure out Covi...

Learning from Ledoux

Claude Nicolas Ledoux has always been one of my favorite architects but findin...

Architect Mihran Mesrobian at home

Last fall I had the pleasure of touring the home of noted local architect Mihr...

The most beautiful mantel in the world

As so often happens with blogging, time gets away from you.  As time builds you ...

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

I wanted to drop by to wish you all a Merry Christmas, from my home to yours.  S...

The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky at Hillwood

I'm back here at the blog to let you know about an amazing exhibit that has rece...

Thomas Proctor: Classical Houses book signing this week!

 Live events are back! This Thursday, 9/23/2021, the WMA_ICAA is hosting Thomas ...

FINALLY! Bunny Mellon Style is here.

I am pleased to announce the book so many of us have been waiting on has arrived...

Washington Winter Show 2023 - "Bunny Beyond the Garden"

I think it's fitting that my first blog post after a long absence (and following...

2024 Washington Antiques show events - Hillwood Splendo...

This year's 2024 Washington Winter antiques show promises to be a good one with ...

The Evolution of Architectural Design: Embracing CAD Te...

 In the dynamic realm of architectural design, the shift from traditional hand-d...

Transportation & Infrastructure 2024

In January, RECORD examines reimagined infrastructure and innovative transportat...

Redefining Beauty and Sustainable Living

The surge in environmentally conscious consumers and the demand for sustainable ...

Tribute: Charles Thornton (1940-2023)

The 60-year industry innovator in structural engineering and education died in D...

New Cladding & Building Envelope Products for Winter 2024

These cladding and building envelope products elevate performance and design.

A New Biography, Written with Sympathy and Style, Delve...

A. Krista Sykes establishes the architecture critic and teacher’s place within t...

John King Untangles the History of American Urbanism Th...

Conceived during the Gilded Age, the Bay Area landmark was a showcase of civic a...

Case Study: Shading Strategies

Two projects mitigate glare and solar heat gain with inventive shading strategies.

Níall McLaughlin Architects Gives Religion a New Face a...

A small building with grand ambitions, the Faith Museum was built to tell the tu...