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A weekend in Ithaca. (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell, IM Pei & Partners, 1973).
04/07/2025

A weekend in Ithaca. (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell, IM Pei & Partners, 1973).

Happy New Year from Main Street in downtown Buffalo! The ball drop at the singular Electric Tower!
01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Main Street in downtown Buffalo! The ball drop at the singular Electric Tower!

A very Merry Midcentury Modern Christmas.
12/24/2024

A very Merry Midcentury Modern Christmas.

I. M. Pei in Central NY.  The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, 1967. Brutalism meets the Christmas Tree Festival.
12/15/2024

I. M. Pei in Central NY. The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, 1967. Brutalism meets the Christmas Tree Festival.

Enjoying I.M. Pei in Western NY. The Governors Residence Complex, University at Buffalo North Campus, built 1972.
12/14/2024

Enjoying I.M. Pei in Western NY. The Governors Residence Complex, University at Buffalo North Campus, built 1972.

One of our favorite buildings on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) campus - Diefendorf Hall, Duane Lyman & A...
12/13/2024

One of our favorite buildings on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) campus - Diefendorf Hall, Duane Lyman & Associates architect, 1963.

A very Midcentury Modern Thanksgiving everyone!!
11/28/2024

A very Midcentury Modern Thanksgiving everyone!!

Despite the gray and rain it is always a delight to see Yamasaki’s downtown Buffalo masterpiece.
11/21/2024

Despite the gray and rain it is always a delight to see Yamasaki’s downtown Buffalo masterpiece.

Last week some of us attended the grand opening  of the restoration of the Brick House, the companion piece to Philip Jo...
05/09/2024

Last week some of us attended the grand opening of the restoration of the Brick House, the companion piece to Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, CT, both built in 1949. The Brick House had been closed to the public since 2008 due to water damage. It is a glorious, authentic restoration.

You’ve probably read about the demolition of the Ellwood House in LA by a couple of celebrities. Liz Waytkus at DOCOMOMO...
04/25/2024

You’ve probably read about the demolition of the Ellwood House in LA by a couple of celebrities. Liz Waytkus at DOCOMOMO pinpoints the challenge in this Dezeen article. DOCOMOMO US

Historic homes are at risk of demolition where land holds greater value than architectural importance, says Docomomo following demolition of Ellwood house.

Rethinking midcentury Modernist boxes and corporate campuses.
02/05/2024

Rethinking midcentury Modernist boxes and corporate campuses.

A wave of new adaptive reuse projects seek to breathe new life into the suburban office parks and monumental corporate campuses of the 1970s and ’80s.

Buffalo is filled with Midcentury Modern industrial  architecture. This is 631 Northland Avenue, the former Metal Fabric...
01/31/2024

Buffalo is filled with Midcentury Modern industrial architecture. This is 631 Northland Avenue, the former Metal Fabricating Plant of the historic Niagara Machine & Tool Works Factory. International Style 1953 building soon to be rehabilitated by Buffalo Urban Development Corporation. Adjacent to the Northland Workforce Training Center.

Update: this is one of 3 contributing buildings of the Niagara Machine & Tool Works Factory historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

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