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He Broke the Mold
You don't see great public sculptors like Augustus Saint-Gaudens anymore.  
Witold Rybczynski   Nov 04, 2009   Architecture  
Careful With That Matisse
The Barnes Collection is moving. Does its new Philadelphia home measure up?  
Witold Rybczynski   Oct 14, 2009   Architecture  
Too Much of a Good Thing
Frank Gehry isn't going to design Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards development, and that's OK.  
Witold Rybczynski   Sep 23, 2009   Architecture  
Forest Hills Gardens
A walkable, transit-oriented, architecturally rich planned community, built 100 years ago.  
Witold Rybczynski   Aug 26, 2009   Architecture  
Gate Change
The history and future of airport design.  
Witold Rybczynski   Jul 21, 2009   Architecture  
If You Live in a Glass House
It gets quite hot in the summer. Visiting Philip Johnson's most durable architectural achievement.  
Witold Rybczynski   Jul 01, 2009   Architecture  
How High
Are high ceilings a sign of wretched architectural excess or just good taste?  
Witold Rybczynski   May 20, 2009   Architecture  
A Museum of African-American History
Is the newest addition to the nation's lawn a pink flamingo or a garden gnome?  
Witold Rybczynski   Apr 29, 2009   Architecture  
The Jenga Effect
A new vogue for tottering towers.  
Witold Rybczynski   Apr 15, 2009   Architecture  
Incredible Hulks
Exploring Detroit's beautiful ruins.  
Witold Rybczynski   Mar 18, 2009   Architecture  
Back to the Drawing Board
Louis Kahn and the lost art of sketching.  
Witold Rybczynski   Feb 25, 2009   Architecture  
That Dogma Won't Hunt
Why are architects so obsessed with schools and rules?  
Witold Rybczynski   Feb 04, 2009   Architecture  
Goodbye, 2 Columbus Circle
A refurbished New York landmark fails to preserve the spirit of the original.  
Witold Rybczynski   Jan 14, 2009   Architecture  
Can Cities Save the Planet?
Scientists are skeptical. Planners are hopeful. The Dutch are pragmatic.  
Witold Rybczynski   Dec 17, 2008   Architecture  
Bringing Brutal Back
Can restoring Paul Rudolph's signature building rescue the architect's reputation as well?  
Witold Rybczynski   Dec 03, 2008   Architecture  
For Sale: 200,000-Square-Foot Box
What happens to the store when Wal-Mart leaves town?  
Julia Christensen   Nov 19, 2008   Architecture  
Renzo Piano's California Adventure
Part II: San Francisco.  
Witold Rybczynski   Nov 12, 2008   Architecture  
Renzo Piano's California Adventure
Part I: Los Angeles.  
Witold Rybczynski   Oct 15, 2008   Architecture  
The Pentagon Memorial
It tells us more than we need to know—and, at the same time, not enough.  
Witold Rybczynski   Sep 24, 2008   Architecture  
Obama's Columns
What they really symbolized.  
Witold Rybczynski   Aug 29, 2008   Architecture  
Instant House
Would you buy a home that was made in a factory?  
Witold Rybczynski   Aug 13, 2008   Architecture  
Thom Mayne's U.S. Federal Building
Can the iconoclastic architect design a structure that's cheap, green, and secure?  
Witold Rybczynski   Jul 23, 2008   Architecture  
Buckminster Fuller
Inventor, tireless proselytizer, inspirational cult figure, something of a flimflammer.  
Witold Rybczynski   Jul 02, 2008   Architecture  
Forgotten Eero
Rediscovering Saarinen, the man behind the Gateway Arch, Dulles, and some really comfy chairs.  
Witold Rybczynski   Jun 11, 2008   Architecture  
Mirror Images
Why is symmetry so satisfying?  
Witold Rybczynski   May 21, 2008   Architecture  
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