Author Don Friedman Published on: September 25, 2025 Tags Blog Practicality and Decoration From Lausanne, two slightly different takes on the intersection of physical use and ornament. (For people with very long memories,
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 24, 2025 Tags Blog A Gem While walking around Lausanne, I found this: That’s a low retaining wall and parapet, separating a small plaza on the
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 23, 2025 Tags Blog An Existing Building Code A big deal happened recently, with so little fanfare that many might have missed it. The proposed New York City
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 22, 2025 Tags Blog SAHC 2025 To follow up on yesterday’s dramatic foreshadowing, I was in Lausanne last week for the 14th International Conference on Structural
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 21, 2025 Tags Blog Three Views I’m returned from Lausanne – more on that tomorrow – and I strolled around the city a small amount. Some
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 20, 2025 Tags Blog An Advantage To Travel When I’m somewhere I’ve never been before, I often walk without much of a plan as to where I’m going,
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 19, 2025 Tags Blog Outside In While the construction of artificial environments is not purely a human phenomenon, we’re the only creatures who use other-than-naturally-occurring materials,
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 18, 2025 Tags Blog Still There From the Wurts Brothers, circa 1930, “43 Water Street (looking north)”: In case it’s not excruciatingly obvious, 43 Water Street
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 17, 2025 Tags Blog A Cat’s Cradle Lewis Hine at the Empire State Building in 1931, “Hoisting a large beam”: Putting aside the minor quibble that the
Author Don Friedman Published on: September 16, 2025 Tags Blog Ell Oh Ell Pretty much everything I write about in this blog is in some way linked to the built environment, but not
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