by Witold | Jul 8, 2015 | Design, Housing, Modern life
The Cracow publisher, Karakter, has re-issued a Polish translation of Home. This is the thirteenth foreign edition of the book, which originally appeared in 1986. The Polish translation was the work of my late aunt, Krystyna Husarska.
by Witold | Oct 8, 2013 | Housing
Last night I took part in a panel organized by Fordham University. The topic was “A Home in the City,” and the discussion was about future housing strategies for New York. The talk ranged over modular housing, micro apartments, affordable housing, single-room...
by Witold | Feb 11, 2013 | Housing
Ever since I first saw it years ago, I’ve admired the Royal Crescent in Bath. Designed and built by John Wood the Younger in the eighteenth century, it is an early example of real estate development informed by smart architectural design. What is remarkable about this...
by Witold | Feb 6, 2013 | Housing
The British architect for this amazingly insensitive addition is called Bureau de Change. Need one say more?
by Witold | Nov 26, 2012 | Housing
There is some evidence that after five years the housing industry is showing signs of recovery. The sixty-four-thousand-dollar question is what form the recovery will take. It all depends on who you listen to. Those who believe that economic recovery will be...
by Witold | Aug 20, 2012 | Architects, Architecture, Housing
My friend Marc Appleton recently recommended a book by Royal Barry Wills. Wills (1895-1962), a Massachusetts native, was an architect (though his MIT degree was in engineering) who in the 1930s popularized the Cape Cod cottage and was a well-known residential...
