Tag Archives: Architecture

Doing Better

By Rusty | Published: January 18, 2011

I don’t care about your problems, because they are not real problems. They are luxury problems. You have the luxury of cynicism. The people in Malawi suffering and dying from infections that could be prevented have never heard the word ‘corporatist.’ They have real problems, and they know one thing: They need solutions now. At […]

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Rationalism Prevails

By Rusty | Published: January 14, 2011

Check out this very poignant article by Witold Rybczynski from Slate.com. He paints a pretty dismal picture about the state of the Architectural profession, both in the midst of the boom, and now in the great valley beyond. Building booms often encourage excess—think of the Gilded Age—but this time large budgets, a celebrity architectural culture, […]

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Save the NC State Bookstore

By Rusty | Published: January 10, 2011

The Greenest Building is the One Already Built. John Morris has a great article today about the imminent destruction of this awesome mid-century modern building. Unfortunately, unlike some of Milton Small‘s other buildings, this building is not on the National Register of Historic Places. This pretty much sums up the heart of the issue, regardless […]

Posted in Architecture | Also tagged Goodnight Raleigh, John Morris, Milton Small, ncsu | Comments closed

From the Drawing Board

By Rusty | Published: January 3, 2011

Here are a few shots of some current projects straight from the digital drawing boards. Enjoy, and if you have any questions, ask away!

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New Architecture Blog, Competitions

By Rusty | Published: September 24, 2010

So, I came across another local Architect’s blog, aptly named Coffee with an Architect. The post I came across first, was actually one about competitions calling them “A glorious waste of time.” For this reason, and the not so separate desire for an intellectual escape from the memorization and whatnot involved in completing the ARE, […]

Posted in Architecture | Also tagged Jody Brown, Rusty Long | Comments closed