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Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry--two architects I love, and love to hate.
This past March the architecture world lost Zaha Hadid. Her passing left me sad. Anyone passing at a young age (65) is tragic and Zaha...
Ken Haskin
Nov 15, 20163 min read
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Falling Water, Failing Frank? Wright, Right?
Many people love Falling Water, the house near Pittsburgh, PA, designed for the Kaufmann family by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Wright...
Ken Haskin
Nov 13, 20161 min read
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If you do not like red, Tschumi (sue me)
When I was at Columbia the DEAN! was Bernard Tschumi. (Rhymes with sue me) He was a suave dude who always wore a red scarf--weather...
Ken Haskin
Oct 31, 20161 min read
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Otis, My Man!
Elisha Otis perfected the elevator by inventing an emergency brake to prevent falls. He presented this elevator at the1854 New York...
Kenneth Haskin, RA
Oct 30, 20161 min read
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