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Kevin Block @vinnyblock
Joined July 2014
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You are what you build? Phila. mayors imagine themselves.
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A real-fake telegram that someone sent to Robert Geddes, long-time head of Princeton's School of Architecture, upon his retirement from academic administration in '82. Gropius died in '69.
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Star and Joaquim put together a great documentary segment about the Pyramid Club that will air on PBS-WHYY on Tuesday evening. Honored to support their "precious place"! @ScribeVideo @whyy youtube.com/watch?v=aIpgGXJq…
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takin a nice hot cabinet bath at the brooklyn central ymca ca.1915. From Lupkin (2010).
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bliblioteca aldo rossi. from ghirardo.
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beautiful piece! theamericanscholar.org/portr… @witoldr

Portrait of a Marriage in Six Homes - The American Scholar

The places that sheltered my life with Shirley

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Herbert Matter, "A Man Dressing" (1944)
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truly inspiring scholar. was happy to originally publish this interview back in 2016 w/ @RoomOneThousand.
PLATFORM@PLATFORM__space
10 Jan 2022
In honor of Paul Groth, professor of geography & architecture @ced_berkeley at @UCBerkeley, PLATFORM dedicates 2 posts to him: a conversation w/ Sarah Lopez and a Festschrift. See our website for more. #2022 platformspace.net/home/paul-…
To build in 15th-c. Rome, one had to acquire a "petraria" warrant, identifying which older buildings would provide reused masonry building material. The marble loggia of Old Saint Peter's, for example, was built from the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla and other structures.
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down the rabbit hole about birch bark canoes after reading calloway on early american fur trade, culminating in this amazing YT doc. youtube.com/watch?v=bPvbKgxN… books - colin calloway and john mcphee. painting - frances anne hopkins. drawing - edwin tappan adney.
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4 Nov 2021
Will be speaking next week with @PreservationPHL about assembling the "Christian Street/Black Doctors Row" Historic District. All are invited! Ticket info below. 25017.blackbaudhosting.com/2…
Blockson Collection, Temple U Libraries

ALT Blockson Collection, Temple U Libraries
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Working on a preservation project of a property with a "fire mark." This one, with the four clasping hands symbol, is for Ben Franklin's Philadelphia Contributionship, the oldest fire insurance company in the US. More info here (v bottom): firemanshallmuseum.org/fire-…
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Went to an excellent lecture by Carol W. Smith yesterday @CarpentersHall. I didn't realize how large and significant this topic was until she explained the relationship between colonial insurance companies, the Carpenters Company, and the mapping of the built environment.
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My second favorite Baltimore trash wheel, after Prof. Trash. Five Minute Histories: Mr. Trash Wheel youtu.be/x8RZBMn7mZM via @YouTube
Tindley Temple with @PhilaAthenaeum. Designed by @Ballingerae 1923-28.
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These are called "busybodies" or "busybody mirrors." The Nest doorbells of the Colonial/Antebellum periods. Franklin introduced them to Philadelphia after visiting Paris. You can still see replicas in Society Hill. kilianhardware.com/franbus.h… bit.ly/3B0T7Uu
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May Theilgaard Watts on English hedgerows, Frenchification, the hilltops of Italy, and descending the Alps.
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John Nakashima's documentary about his uncle is great! Would love to hear more from the filmmaker. @docomomoPHL vimeo.com/ondemand/georgenak…

Watch George Nakashima, Woodworker - The definitive documentary...

For many who know him through his works and ideas, admirers of George Nakashima may think his definitive documentary would break down the design elements and trace the techniques that added up to his...

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By far, the most interesting development project in Philadelphia. bloomberg.com/features/2021-… via @climate

How to Tear Down an Oil Refinery in the Middle of Philadelphia

There are some 130 aging oil refineries in the U.S., most of which will need to be decommissioned if the country is to meet its climate goals. We take you inside the complex and expensive process

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