Architecture:General

Amazed that the chair has withstood the elements as long as it has ...

great house

Pictures of a medieval fortified city in France, presented without commentary.

I love architectural copper work and copper domes are my favorite. This article shows the different stages in custom copper dome construction and the end result is rather gorgeous with the inlaid diamond copper tile. See for yourself . .

Site chronicling the mindless destruction of London's architectural heritage by developers.

Flickr profile of a group dedicated to preserving what remains of the neighborhoods and architectural past of the city of New Orleans.

Another architectural preservationist activism site.

Don't get your hopes up, or anything else up, just yet. These are just photos of beautiful libraries' interiors, not beautiful librarians' exteriors. Sorry.

Somebody wishes to save one of Chicago's last old movie houses, part of an architectural heritage (Chicago's) in imminent danger of disappearance. That wasn't sarcasm, and yes, it is a big deal. Item found on Furl.

Surrealism in the construction trade. Another find by Anatoly at Stumbleupon.

Enjoying the centuries old craftsmanship in the AliQapu Palace in Isfahan, Iran.

Watch what's left of a once distinguished architectural legacy be destroyed because our city is run by idiots. Consider this quote: ""Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," Alderman Matlak said. "A lot of people don't want 19th-century buildings.I grew up in a frame house. My bedroom was 8 by 8. People don't want that now." Then - here's a wild idea. Maybe they might try moving into one of the neighborhoods that isn't historic? Which, in Chicago, is almost all of them, now? Speaking as somebody who lives in Chicago, I can report that the difference of opinion between the developers and the preservationists on this is not an honest one; the rate of demolition has not been exaggerated one bit..

Advocacy Site for those wishing to preserve what remains of Chicago's architectural heritage.

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