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Preservation Matters: A Video

spencer — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:10:44 +0000

Above is the keynote address from the Tulane School of Architecture sponsored symposium: Preservation Matters by Tulane Alum and Editor of Architectural Record magazine, Robert Ivy, FAIA. The speech is a long overdue acknowledgement of the work of the Preservation Studies / Historic Preservation Program headed by my past professor, Eugene Cizek, FAIA and a [...]

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Preservation Matters: A Video

Preservation, not just for berries anymore!

spencer — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:10:56 +0000

Tulane School of Architecture is hosting a one day symposium at the end of January focusing on Preservation. The keynote speaker will be Robert Ivy, FAIA and one of my favorite professors, Eugene Cizek, FAIA, will be providing commentary. This symposium is free and open to the public. If I was able to be in New Orleans, I would love to attend. ...

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Preservation, not just for berries anymore!

Critics are the Worst kinds of Sadists – Architecture School episode 2

spencer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:38:06 +0000

After watching the latest episode of Architecture School I was struck with just how accurate of a portrayal the reviews seemed. I remember reviewers baiting students just like that, and verbally backing them into corners such that they were forced to say their design was bad. What was missing from this was the critics literally [...]

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Critics are the Worst kinds of Sadists – Architecture School episode 2

University Architecture

spencer — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:57:28 +0000

So my sister (a visiting professor at Case) sent me a link to a funny web-comic illustrating american collegiate architecture. This comic hits the nail on the head for a number of different styles of campuses across the country. Of course, because this is the media of a web-comic it only grazes the surface. One [...]

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University Architecture