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Hugh Ferriss

From Kosmograd’s photoset of architectural drawings by Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962), from the collection at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library. Ferriss was active (and successful) throughout the heyday of high Modernism, and his work inspired other architects and influenced … more…

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An REM-related aha moment

A bit of an aha moment just now, looking at jaime morrison’s post about Polynesian stick charts, which includes the arrangement shown here. The aha arises from the fact that this very arrangement was used in the sleeve artwork for … more…

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The Last Epiphany

the nonist returns after a long and pregnant pause: Waiting for a light bulb to go on… it can be a drag. That’s what I did though, just sat there and waited. I couldn’t understand it. Not a flicker of … more…

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