tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post7529118899647795993..comments2024-03-04T08:09:21.453-08:00Comments on Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: New York has a Beautiful CapitolRichard Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161226214739034402noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-14026727345028280782009-05-03T18:26:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:26:00.000-07:00Chicago apartment building: "The Toaster" because ...Chicago apartment building: "The Toaster" because it's warm, or because it bursts into flame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-82203228705900100612009-05-03T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-03T08:15:00.000-07:00I.M. Pei's apartment building in the middle of 55t...I.M. Pei's apartment building in the middle of 55th street on the u of chicago campus certainly counts as a bad building by a good architect. in my day the students knew it as "monoxide island" but apparently nowadays students call it "the toaster."Austin Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-65115098306334063552009-05-03T03:15:00.000-07:002009-05-03T03:15:00.000-07:00Does "Brattle House" on Tory Row still exist? Not...Does "Brattle House" on Tory Row still exist? Not sure what to call the style, but I think I like it:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brattle_House<br /><br />http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/chistory/section1.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-90974957811602706162009-04-30T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-30T09:42:00.000-07:00Wurster Hall UC Berkeley. What a butt-ugly Brutal...Wurster Hall UC Berkeley. What a butt-ugly Brutalist pile of concrete! dave.s.<br />http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/images/wur1a.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-32964356572788888392009-04-29T23:32:00.000-07:002009-04-29T23:32:00.000-07:00there are a lot of good places in New York, that's...there are a lot of good places in New York, that's why many people go and visit this city...commercial real estatehttp://www.staelena.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-52551785238347028552009-04-29T06:41:00.000-07:002009-04-29T06:41:00.000-07:00Next time you're in NC, go visit Wake Forest Unive...Next time you're in NC, go visit Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. Or, just visit www.wfu.edu.<br /><br />The architecture is wonderful in an understated, timeless way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-46917306735440769542009-04-28T20:06:00.000-07:002009-04-28T20:06:00.000-07:00Whatever else happens to UCLA, they will still hav...Whatever else happens to UCLA, they will still have the Quad. Good old solid (and well retrofitted) buildings.Uncle Billynoreply@blogger.com