Yesterday, here, a commencement speaker talked positively about the inevitable future-with-AI, and was booed by many.

(since it is going around) Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only True Detective Homicide: Life on the Street Hill Street Blues Moonlighting The Simpsons The X-Files Bosch Mindhunter Mad Men NYPD Blue The Alienist CSI: Miami Bates Motel Twin Peaks Sleepy Hollow

To lower carbon footprint, Swedish house factory Jörnträhus recently moved to masonite-web studs and blown-in wood fibre insulation. But sadly they've gone out of business.

New to the library!

Blind dormer

I’m not an HVAC engineer (and maybe I’m misunderstanding this) but it doesn’t seem smart to have the supply feeding directly into the return

Old west; new camera

Designed by Modernist architect Richard Neutra in 1928, with limited collaboration from another Modernist icon, Rudolph Schindler, the landmark Jardinette Apartments in Hollywood have finally been restored.

spring break yay

Oh that is a cool crane (way better than the building)

Much more serious things happening in the world, obvi, but if you live in the DFW region, Dallas is taking a vote on March 4 to decide the future of one of the most important pieces of 20th century architecture, IM Pei's city hall building. Contact the city council and urge preservation.

Outstanding for London!

#Laramie #Laradise dining is SO disappointing lately. Altitude was always the best burger; now Chili's or Carl's Jr is better Chipotle is better than any of the Mexican places Panda Express is better than Anong's and so on

At the 1988 Democratic National Convention, over 1200 delegates voted for Jesse Jackson to be the Presidential nominee (including Scott Denzer, pipefitter and union leader and my dad).

Musk is right about the eternal superiority of English culture. Proof: The Style Council.

The film Crime 101 (with Hemsworth, Ruffalo & Halle Berry) is tip-top. Best of its kind in years. Plus a lovely cameo from Springsteen's Jersey Girl.

Curling is like Jackson Pollock's paintings. You look and say 'I could do that'. Art historians say: okay, but it wouldn't *occur to you* to do that.

Obligatory Sheridan Wyo picture (Insanely, 45° tonight & no snow. Will be 59 tomorrow)

The Talented Mr. Ripley: A+ book by Patricia Highsmith A+ film (screenplay & direction) by Anthony Minghella including A+ acting, editing, etc. would not argue with anyone ranking it #1 all time still I'd love to see what Hitchcock would have done with it

I don't really post about politics here but "Kill and slander" is perfect framing by @juliettekayyem.bsky.social on CNN. (I grew up in South Minneapolis so this all hits hard.)

Anxiety refusal: I refuse to let your anxiety make me anxious (or should I call it Chill will?)

Merry Christmas everyone! Galeries Lafayette 2025 (living vicariously; not my photo)

I'm still worried this amazing building is falling down 5.5 years later. Does anyone have any current info? solarhousehistory.com/blog/2019/6/...

It’s insane in Wyoming tonight — hurricane conditions. Back me up local friends.

My new favorite youtuber www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ5e...

I thought I might have something novel to say about Frank Gehry, but I'm afraid I don't. I met him a few times at UCLA but sadly I didn't bother him with interesting questions. He was a student of Gregory Ain at USC and I think he admired Ain a lot. 1/3

Sometimes in retreat I suppose this is the pinnacle of Western civilization (along with William Matthews poetry).

interesting farmland patterns in Quebec

“Don’t worry about the plumbing or HVAC, we can figure that out later.”

I just noticed that one of Alexander Girard's carpets at the Miller house has an abstraction of the floor plan. cc: @langealexandra.bsky.social

Wild account of design review process for Highpoint Two by Lubetkin/Tecton (John Winter, Modern Buildings)

I'm becoming slightly obsessed with Napoleon III as a patron of architecture. Here's a fascinating interpretation (Irene Earls, 1975).

Haven't seen this before - fun!

Is this, from 1935, the first architectural shading diagram? Maybe! I discuss here: solarhousehistory.com/blog/2025/7/...

$100m building; gravel parking lot

When you have a headcold and care-taking international colleagues…

Visited the Kauffman Center (Moshe Safdie) last evening

I've been reading 70's solar house stuff. This is a perfect Forward. Masterclass. (The book is Casa del Sol by William Lumpkins, 1981)

I hope Top Secret! is not being overlooked in the Val Kilmer retrospectives.

Really great reporting by @mslaurabliss.bsky.social It seems the Park Planned homeowners intend to rebuild en masse fairly close to Ain's original plans. This will be amazing.

Here's another #Altadena #EatonFire article in which I'm a very minor character www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I'm quoted in this thoughtful piece about Gregory Ain and Park Planned Homes, Altadena. Still heartbroken about the loss of this important neighborhood. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lear...

Excited to be spending a week at Cardiff Uni/Welsh School of Architecture, March 17-21.

Just said 'no' to an (unpaid) editorial position with an Elsevier journal.

What is the history/philosophy around presidential pardons? It seems very un-democratic. (both sides)

AI is gonna be great, because without it, restaurant workers might make Matthew McConaughey sit outside in a downpour, and he'll just sit there.

For those of you who want to help, here are some local Altadena organizations who were impacted. These are all groups I have worked with personally and can vouch for the good work they do. Thread. #EatonFire

On Gregory Ain's Park Planned Homes #Altadena #EatonFire

I made a Google map of some significant #Altadena #architecture. Please suggest others with a street address if possible. www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...