The Architects
How can the architecture contain all those lives? Why doesn’t it explode from the pressure?
Jennifer Egan • The Candy House: A Novel
Why the Lab failed is a story of grand plans cast into turmoil by the disgrace of the grand planner himself. Among other things, it reveals how difficult it is to hold on to a place at the table, once you’ve got it (assuming you’d even want to). In the end, it boils down to a question: Is local government really the best place for public interest d... See more
Amanda Kolson Hurley • One Mayor’s Downfall Killed the Design Project That Could’ve Changed Everything
His ability to maintain his opinions against all assaults won his pupils' unswerving allegiance and their frustrations, at the same time. He demonstrated his building and design ability every day as the work proceeded, irrespective of the observers' personal opinion of it. It could not be denied. He encouraged the rich to become patrons of his grea... See more
Alistair Knox
Il est vrai que même après la guerre, nous avions prouvé une fois de plus notre incapacité à opposer à temps une organisation supranationale à la dangereuse restauration politique mondiale. Certes, dès les négociations de paix, Henri Barbusse, à qui son roman Le Feu avait assuré une reconnaissance mondiale, avait tenté d’initier une union de tous l
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