I'm participating in Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch. Thanks to Susan!Remember?Well, they've put up most of the stone. Here is the look before the grout. The architect/builder, Bob DeFiore from Portico, told me they we going to use … Read more »
Josephine and Elmira - Lady Streets of Candler Park
The string of neighborhoods along the tracks east of Atlanta are delights for architecture tourists. The MLK Historic District, Old 4th Ward, Inman Park, Little 5 Points, Candler Park, Lake Claire, and Decatur define eclectic. The thoroughfares, More… Read more »
Calder Loth's 2010 Shutze Award Notes
Calder Loth judged and presented the 2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Awards on February 20. These are his notes about the award winners and about classical and traditional architecture. He conveyed the uncanny delight we experience around beautiful desi… Read more »
Shutze's High Schools Part 1: Grady (1924)
It just looks so "from another country."Grady is the most "seen" Shutze building. It's across the street from Piedmont Park after all. Generations of students, teachers, and parents lived some memorable years here. I'm sure folks don't pay much att… Read more »
2010 Shutze Award Winners for "Excellence in Traditional Design"
(New: See Calder Loth's notes about the award winners.)Here he is: Philip Trammell Shutze ca. 1917 in architect heaven, overlooking Trajan's Column with pencils, sketchbooks, and no doubt a measuring tape. In his day every architect studied classical… Read more »