This inspiring group, all experts in the field of traditional building and design, will deliver regular opinions about a wide range of subjects and challenge your thinking in the process.
 Clem Labine: “In his new book, The Original Green, architect Steve Mouzon argues that in order to be sustainable, architecture must first be ‘lovable’ - a point also being echoed by many members of the New Urban Guild and INTBAU. Mouzon’s basic point is that if a building isn’t lovable, then it’s a likely candidate for premature demolition because no one will advocate for its preservation.” Read more.
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 Kim O’Connell: “Two years ago, I watched as a small, gable-roofed house began a long, unusual journey from its banal suburban lot in Virginia to one of the most impressive destinations in the world–the Museum of Modern Art. Four months after its glittering New York City debut, after thousands of visitors walked through it and marveled at it, that house returned to a Virginia warehouse in pieces. And there it remains today, its future uncertain.” Read more.
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Steven W. Semes: “I just returned from a ten-day trip to a number of northern Italian cities, most of which I had not visited before. Each of them is very different in character, and each presents intriguing lessons for preservationists and lovers of traditional architecture. I’ll present some impressions of these towns in the next two posts.” Read more. |
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 Dan Cooper: “While riding around the Pioneer Valley here in western Massachusetts, it struck me that the tobacco barn, also known as a drying shed, is one of the few, if only, types of architecture in the area that possesses a distinctly regional style.” Read more.
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 Rudy Christian: “When we lived in a world where things were made by hand (not so long ago), understanding the ’stuff’ around us was much more natural. We lived with and worked with and maybe even were the traditional tradespeople who made the stuff. We understood the subject matter and could communicate about it in familiar ways.” Read more.
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