Tag Archives: modernism

A Building has Integrity, Just like a Man

By Rusty | Published: July 15, 2010

… and just as seldom. ~Ayn Rand I read this piece by Roger Ebert, tearing apart modernism. Was drawn to it, courtesy of this Architizer article. Ebert says what so many Americans feel when they see modernism. Is this because of the idea of modernism itself, or poor followthrough on the part of mediocre architects?

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Riverbirch Under Construction!

By Rusty | Published: June 22, 2010

I have had the opportunity to work with a client on this amazing house out in Hillsborough, NC. It’s currently under construction, and site inspection issues notwithstanding, it ought to be complete later this summer. This has been the first modernist residence that I have personally undertaken while at Davenport Architecture, and it makes me […]

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New Article at NewRaleigh

By Rusty | Published: November 17, 2008

I just got finished writing a new article about a house I got to help build while at Buildsense in 2005. This great little modern house is located in an post-ww2 neighborhood in Durham, and provides for a stark contrast to the neighbors without totally turning its back on the scale (square footage wise) of […]

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