#architecture

Ken Haskin

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

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

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...

Kenneth Haskin, RA

Otis, My Man!

Elisha Otis perfected the elevator by inventing an emergency brake to prevent falls. He presented this elevator at the1854 New York...