Tag: architecture
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C. P. H. Gilbert – The Permastone Years
705 and 707 Willoughby Avenue Architect: C. P. H. Gilbert?, 1885 Photo: via PropertyShark Chris Gray and his Streetscapes column were back in Brooklyn this week, profiling one of the great architects of the Gilded Age. Much of Gilbert’s early work was done in the Park Slope area, but his first Brooklyn commission may have…
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NY’s Most Loathed Architect
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/ny_most_loathed_architect_kZWV1C0F6ldDVqmnO64DMN
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Tower Day #1: Williamsburgh Savings Bank Hotel Tower
WilliamsburgHotel, proposed The Architects Newspaper has the winning renderings from an “international design competition” for a hotel on the parking lot to the west of the landmarked Williamsburgh Savings Bank, which look pretty amazing in a 40-story sort of way. Brownstoner wonders how theoretical this project is, and the answer is probably “extremely”. The developer…
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Nighthawk on ArchDaily
Nighthawk Cinema and Apartments Caliper Studio, architects The Nighthawk Cinema building gets a nice feature (and a lot of nice photos) on ArchDaily.
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Church of the Annunciation
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/09/n-williamsburg-a-history/245262/#slide2
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Wooden House Project
The Wooden House Project is a new blog by Elizabeth Finkelstein that deals with Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. The site is well-designed and content-rich, and it’s a subject that is very near to my heart, so I am looking forward to some good things. If this post is any indication, this site has a lot…
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2011 Building Brooklyn Awards – North Brooklyn Represents
Wyckoff Exchange 22-28 Wyckoff Avenue Andre Kikoski Architect Photo: Dezeen The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce announced its Building Brooklyn awards (Brownstoner has the details; they’re not up on the BB site yet). For a change, North Brooklyn has some really good projects in the mix, including the Newtown Creek sewage plant (Ennead Architects), the Austin…
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Williamsburgh Savings Bank Plans Revealed (Somewhat)
http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=5246