Tag: what is architectural history anyway?

Featurism

January 29, 2023

This introduction follows on last week’s post and segues into this one because I continued to think about why that particular treatment of old buildings so disturbed me. If you remember, I preferred the treatment given to these buildings. I think it has something to do with setting rather than context even though both can […]

HISTORY

Contempt for History

January 22, 2023

Graham McKay

rewriting history, the uses of history, what is architectural history anyway?

Buildings come and go. Some overstay their welcome and some only appreciated when they’re gone. This post is about those buildings whose departure is protracted yet partial. All my examples are from the city of Perth, Western Australia but this post isn’t about Perth because every city will have its examples. Instead, it’s about history […]