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Category Archives: History

Wattle, Daub, and Wetuash: The Architecture of the First Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015by Greg Morse Leave a comment

Most Americans are familiar with the story of the “First Thanksgiving,” a historic feast attended by pilgrims and Native Americans to celebrate a bountiful harvest which gave hope to a badly battered group of […]

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Postmodern is Punk

October 14, 2015by Greg Morse 2 Comments

F*** authority! could have easily been the tagline of postmodernism.  Today, postmodern architecture just seems kooky and weird but it was actually born out of the protests, riots, strikes, and civil unrest […]

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History, Opinion, Theory

Manifestos and How to Use Them

September 22, 2015by Greg Morse Leave a comment

Architects often struggle with explaining the relevance of what we study and practice.  We can talk about the different modernist movements or the latest applications of 3D printing until the cows […]

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History, Theory

The 200 Year Birth of the International Style in 5 Minutes

September 15, 2015by Greg Morse 2 Comments

It’s 1780 and throughout your life, you’ve listened to your grandparents go on and on about how everyone has lost their faith — religion isn’t what it used to be.  That’s because […]

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Tyranny, Revolution, and Architecture in Romania

May 26, 2015by Greg Morse Leave a comment

In all the bloody revolutions of history, no civilian building has played such a large role as the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania.  The story begins in 1981 with […]

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