Brian Miller
@b-miller.bsky.social
architect/interior designer in DC, co-founder of Edit at Streetsense (https://streetsense.com/interior-architecture/), shorter thoughts on spaces/places/sounds/smells/tastes here, longer thoughts at grossgreat.substack.com
there are plenty of legitimate critiques of the Michelin Guide but disparaging them as “a tire company” is irrelevant when they’ve been doing this since 1900 - it would be like disregarding Sietsema’s meals at the Inn over the past decade because “Bezos footed the bill”
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
there are plenty of legitimate critiques of the Michelin Guide but disparaging them as “a tire company” is irrelevant when they’ve been doing this since 1900 - it would be like disregarding Sietsema’s meals at the Inn over the past decade because “Bezos footed the bill”
I strongly feel that the health of our society rests on an immediate ban on AI models complimenting or encouraging their users (or really adopting a persona generally)
This thread freaked me out in part because I recognized it as a real social phenomenon in my own life. A member of our extended circle is writing a book because ChatGPT told him it was a brilliant and novel idea. Friends, it is neither but he is absolutely convinced and nobody knows what to do.
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I strongly feel that the health of our society rests on an immediate ban on AI models complimenting or encouraging their users (or really adopting a persona generally)
a Multifamily Executive piece in which I'm interviewed (now available for speaking engagements on the finer points of apartment mailroom design and code compliance)
www.multifamilyexecutive.com/apartment-tr...
www.multifamilyexecutive.com/apartment-tr...
Multifamily Mailrooms Get a Makeover
Once tucked away, the multifamily mail-room has found new life as a multifunctional community hub in prime locations. | No longer an afterthought, the mailroom has evolved into part of the amenity exp...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
a Multifamily Executive piece in which I'm interviewed (now available for speaking engagements on the finer points of apartment mailroom design and code compliance)
www.multifamilyexecutive.com/apartment-tr...
www.multifamilyexecutive.com/apartment-tr...
Sidman with some well-founded suspicions regarding Michelin’s thoroughness:
“The most current review of Lutèce, for example, includes dishes that have not been on the menu since 2023”
“The most current review of Lutèce, for example, includes dishes that have not been on the menu since 2023”
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Sidman with some well-founded suspicions regarding Michelin’s thoroughness:
“The most current review of Lutèce, for example, includes dishes that have not been on the menu since 2023”
“The most current review of Lutèce, for example, includes dishes that have not been on the menu since 2023”
cursed seating arrangements
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
cursed seating arrangements
Barbary Coast
Howard Hawks
1935
Howard Hawks
1935
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Barbary Coast
Howard Hawks
1935
Howard Hawks
1935
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November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Brian Miller
my new @newyorker.com column on the allure of low follower counts and niche influencers on social media, in a time of AI and bot traffic www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
It’s Cool to Have No Followers Now
As social media has become older, more manipulable, and more automated by artificial intelligence, flouting online popularity has gained a new cachet.
www.newyorker.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
my new @newyorker.com column on the allure of low follower counts and niche influencers on social media, in a time of AI and bot traffic www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
we’re in the middle of a strange cultural inversion where financially ruinous espresso rigs have moved from cafes to homes and financially ruinous audiophile setups have moved from homes to cafes
the fun thing about home espresso brewing is it will absolutely not save you money, especially if you are the kind of person who tends to become obsessive about technical details
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
we’re in the middle of a strange cultural inversion where financially ruinous espresso rigs have moved from cafes to homes and financially ruinous audiophile setups have moved from homes to cafes
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Repost to give a tradcath a stroke.
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Großfeldsiedlung, Hannes Lintl, 1975
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Repost to give a tradcath a stroke.
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Großfeldsiedlung, Hannes Lintl, 1975
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Großfeldsiedlung, Hannes Lintl, 1975
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
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A treasure in Vienna’s suburbs with a kind clergy who welcome the occasional architectural tourist. While the neon-wrapped acrylic cross is the star of the show, the pews with their continuous felt-topped heated seats are a nice touch.
there’s no pro sporting event more chill than regular season baseball and none more stressful than playoff baseball
I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
there’s no pro sporting event more chill than regular season baseball and none more stressful than playoff baseball
Good overview of apartment conversion projects - office gets all the hype but they’re only a quarter of the market, with hotels in the lead (for now). Very low conversion rates of C-class office buildings show why they’re of so little value.
www.multifamilydive.com/news/apartme...
www.multifamilydive.com/news/apartme...
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good overview of apartment conversion projects - office gets all the hype but they’re only a quarter of the market, with hotels in the lead (for now). Very low conversion rates of C-class office buildings show why they’re of so little value.
www.multifamilydive.com/news/apartme...
www.multifamilydive.com/news/apartme...
Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Bespoke soundsystem $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my daytime cafe is dying
Data $150
Rent $800
Bespoke soundsystem $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my daytime cafe is dying
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Food $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Bespoke soundsystem $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my daytime cafe is dying
Data $150
Rent $800
Bespoke soundsystem $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my daytime cafe is dying
I should at least do a walk of honor from the intersection of NY Ave/NJ Ave to Howard University Hospital
I'm here to remind everyone that Thursday is the 20th anniversary of Cam'ron getting shot and then driving himself to the hospital in a lambo. So, if you have floating holidays at your job, a good time to use one. Remember, it's a day on the road, not a day off!
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I should at least do a walk of honor from the intersection of NY Ave/NJ Ave to Howard University Hospital
small brain: the demolition is blatantly illegal
galaxy brain: the award of the demolition contract is blatantly illegal
galaxy brain: the award of the demolition contract is blatantly illegal
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
small brain: the demolition is blatantly illegal
galaxy brain: the award of the demolition contract is blatantly illegal
galaxy brain: the award of the demolition contract is blatantly illegal
several beautifully done consultant CYA emails in this piece, the kind you write when you fully expect them to become an exhibit in a lawsuit
Great story, although the concrete close-ups might give me PTSD www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/n...
A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
several beautifully done consultant CYA emails in this piece, the kind you write when you fully expect them to become an exhibit in a lawsuit
flower pot / Josef Hoffmann / 1904
US Tax Court / Victor Lundy / 1974
US Tax Court / Victor Lundy / 1974
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
flower pot / Josef Hoffmann / 1904
US Tax Court / Victor Lundy / 1974
US Tax Court / Victor Lundy / 1974
sometimes a chair gets to show a little leg
October 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
sometimes a chair gets to show a little leg
kind of surprised Gen Z isn’t more into Vienna considering it’s the city that invented croissants and anxiety
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
kind of surprised Gen Z isn’t more into Vienna considering it’s the city that invented croissants and anxiety
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Under the influence of the American Civic Association, the early National Park service developed a niche micro-style of rustic architecture. Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hotel is one of the defining examples, a fun hybrid of arts and crafts details, beaux-arts composition and art deco detailing.
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Under the influence of the American Civic Association, the early National Park service developed a niche micro-style of rustic architecture. Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hotel is one of the defining examples, a fun hybrid of arts and crafts details, beaux-arts composition and art deco detailing.
only an hour into walking around Vienna and already feeling like this trip is going to be an all-timer in terms of great lettering and fonts on buildings and signage
October 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
only an hour into walking around Vienna and already feeling like this trip is going to be an all-timer in terms of great lettering and fonts on buildings and signage
GC solicitation slipped another 10 months from the last schedule update
The real issue will become obvious when they get bids - costs have increased substantially since the announcement of the old $92 million estimate getting ‘fully funded’
www.hillrag.com/2025/09/23/1...
The real issue will become obvious when they get bids - costs have increased substantially since the announcement of the old $92 million estimate getting ‘fully funded’
www.hillrag.com/2025/09/23/1...
September 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
GC solicitation slipped another 10 months from the last schedule update
The real issue will become obvious when they get bids - costs have increased substantially since the announcement of the old $92 million estimate getting ‘fully funded’
www.hillrag.com/2025/09/23/1...
The real issue will become obvious when they get bids - costs have increased substantially since the announcement of the old $92 million estimate getting ‘fully funded’
www.hillrag.com/2025/09/23/1...
"For me, the way that I became a local is that I first became a regular."
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sf.eater.com/dining-out/2...
We Become Locals By Becoming Regulars
San Francisco relies on its many transplants getting to know its restaurants, service workers, and bartenders.
sf.eater.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"For me, the way that I became a local is that I first became a regular."
sf.eater.com/dining-out/2...
sf.eater.com/dining-out/2...