So, What *is* Canadian architecture?
Well, it’s a long story. Or rather, *many* long stories.
The story of the Black Loyalists in Birchtown is a difficult one, replete with exploitation, racism, violence and cruelty. But we must bear witness, and buildings like this help us do so.
#BlackHistoryMonth
The story of the Black Loyalists in Birchtown is a difficult one, replete with exploitation, racism, violence and cruelty. But we must bear witness, and buildings like this help us do so.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Trump may be realizing that he will never win broad public adulation. Then again, maybe he’s operating out of pure, untethered vanity."
I favour a simpler explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
Trump may be realizing that he will never win broad public adulation. Then again, maybe he’s operating out of pure, untethered vanity."
I favour a simpler explanation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/o...
#StareDown
#StareDown
The north facade is a clean copy of Hoban's windows. The portico mirrors one on the Treasury Department, and they've just bumped it from six to eight columns to match exactly. None of this has much relation to the interior.
Decorated shed.
www.arieltroster.com/swm_65
www.arieltroster.com/swm_65
I’m thinking out loud in this blog, and would welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
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I’m thinking out loud in this blog, and would welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
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And if you’re about to say “Hey, that’s not a *real* castle”, I suggest you examine your definition of “castle”….
And if you’re about to say “Hey, that’s not a *real* castle”, I suggest you examine your definition of “castle”….
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I simply do not understand humans any more.
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I simply do not understand humans any more.
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He’s tearing it down. Because since he re-named it after himself, no one consequential wants to perform there, and no one sensible wants to be in the audience. It’s less embarrassing to just tear it down on some flimsy pretext.
TRUMP: Probably around $200 million. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.
He’s tearing it down. Because since he re-named it after himself, no one consequential wants to perform there, and no one sensible wants to be in the audience. It’s less embarrassing to just tear it down on some flimsy pretext.
This would make it essentially impossible to create HCDs.
This would make it essentially impossible to create HCDs.
I wrote this blog about Africville, NS, during BHM a couple of years ago, and used it in a class for the first time a couple of days ago. At the bottom of the page, there’s a list of some good online resources about Africville.
carleton.ca/aah/2024/afr...
I wrote this blog about Africville, NS, during BHM a couple of years ago, and used it in a class for the first time a couple of days ago. At the bottom of the page, there’s a list of some good online resources about Africville.
carleton.ca/aah/2024/afr...