11/11/2023 0 Comments Little comptonAlong with that, an innovative insulated concrete system was used to reduce energy consumption and using modern techniques, the concrete was carefully detailed as an architectural feature. Concrete was used a medium to frame and create dramatic experiences inside and out while using modern materials to develop contrast and architectural “wow” moments that are only topped by the view the site enjoys. Florian but it was designed thoughtfully to take full advantage of the site-specific advantages such as prevailing winds, views, sunlight and its direct effect on the experience within and around the structure. ![]() This home was not designed by Fredrick St. I guess what’s great about architecture is that it’s subjective and always open to debate but why is our natural reaction in New England to call any form of creativity and innovation an “abomination”? Is it simply because it’s not a direct reflection of its neighbors or because it doesn’t fall in-line with what the Pilgrims brought to Plymouth? Think beyond the clapboard cape or colonial and the short-sighted nature we look at homes and consider the experience within and around the structure. Nikos Salingaros, mathematician at the University of Texas, architectural theorist and author of many books. Testimonial: "Your work is so wonderful - you now enter my mind and write what I If you would like to employ my writing and editing to improve your work, please email me at my consultancy, or call 401.351.0457. ![]() I work from Providence, R.I., where I live with my wife Victoria, my son Billy and our cat Gato. I am a member of the board of the New England chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, which bestowed an Arthur Ross Award on me in 2002. My freelance writing on architecture and other topics addresses issues of design and culture locally and globally. History Press asked me to write and in August 2017 published my first book, "Lost Providence." I am now writing my second book. Architecture Here and There fights the style wars for classical architecture and against modern architecture, no holds barred. This blog was begun in 2009 as a feature of the Providence Journal, where I was on the editorial board and wrote a weekly column of architecture criticism for three decades. I hope not! It is owned, according to, by Domenic and Laurie Carcieri. Florian, famous for Providence Place and the National World War II Memorial, in Washington. It is rumored to have been designed by Providence architect Friedrich St. Local building official Bill Moore says he gets a call a day about it. Later today arrives the answer: “ Concrete ‘Castle’ Turns Heads in Little Compton,” by, published last September. What sort of person would inflict such an abomination on beautiful Rhode Island? And what sort of county permitting commission would permit it? Maybe Donald Trump’s proposed relocation of Area 51 to the Ocean State has already been accomplished. ![]() ![]() What does that mean? In this day and age even such a hulk can hardly be a bomb shelter. But of what sort? Or maybe it is a nonprofit, or a philanthropic institute, some outfit run by a nut with a world-class artist-wannabe complex? Or maybe it is the new addition to a genteel art museum waiting to be helicoptered into place. Either the aliens are moving in or the place is some sort of commercial operation. On the other hand, look at all those trucks. Maybe it is just the residence of a standard-issue sado-masochist. Today the Sakonnet Vineyards! Tomorrow, the world! Now called Carolyn’s Sakonnet Vineyards, it may for all I know still be producing drinkable wines.īut what’s that across the road? Does Carolyn realize that alien forces are marshaling against her tidy little field of grapes? Or maybe not. My friend and mapmeister Cliff Vanover sent me the above photo of … heck if I know! He says it sits in Little Compton – Little Compton! – just west of Route 77 near the entrance to the Sakonnet Vineyards, once Rhode Island’s vintner extraordinaire, but, after falling on hard times, bought by Alex & Ani, the lifestyle conglomerate that seems to be gobbling up the state.
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