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The Sectional Experience of an Inefficient Plan
Our first guest author writes their take on John Portman’s Pan Pacific Hotel
Anonymous Architect
Jun 16
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The Rebuttal to the Covered Walkway is an Umbrella, Which One Should Not Be Without in the Tropics
Enclosing Singaporean public space part 1: sidewalks
James Carrico
May 13
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Why I'm Bringing General-Audience Architecture* Writing to Substack
One way to feed our intrinsic curiosity about the world is to observe, then reflect on, the physical things that surround us.
James Carrico
Jul 1
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Home for an Hour, 10,000 Miles Away
The Architecture of the U.S. Embassy in Singapore.
James Carrico
Jul 8
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Dropped Edge, Lifted Spirit
Views, which command great cultural and financial value, are a lot better when the damn guardrail isn’t in the way.
James Carrico
Jun 24
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Space, Time, Place
A jetlagged perspective.
James Carrico
Aug 12
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City Room 101
From Japan to Boston to Singapore and beyond, the concept is a recurring ingredient in urban buildings that negotiate public and private interests. What…
James Carrico
Jul 29
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The Building Strata Titles Made
Ownership and orderly complexity in People's Park Complex.
James Carrico
Jul 22
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Christopher Alexander (1936–2022)
He was a rare and genuinely rebellious voice in a field increasingly teeming with ever more specialized consultants and highbrow academics.
James Carrico
Jun 10
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Christopher Alexander (1936–2022)
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How We Shape Buildings, and How They Shape Us
Launching Plans in Perspective.
James Carrico
Mar 30
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Test your Visual Literacy
If you enjoy this and the article that follows, this Substack is for you!
James Carrico
May 20
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Back to the Future with Urban Air Mobility
From streets and sidewalks to highways in the sky.
Matthew Carrico
Jul 15
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