Shell & Bones Is Open in New Haven’s City Point Historic District

Shell & Bones Is Open in New Haven’s City Point Historic District

    I’ve been wanting to write something to trumpet a superior new restaurant in New Haven, the opening of which I contributed to in a minor, bit-part way, serving as Architect-of-Record for the construction permit and certain City of New Haven approvals.  The vision and execution of the interior design, on the other hand, belongs to […]

Not a Ghost, But An Artist Haunting

Not a Ghost, But An Artist Haunting

Last week I wrote a post that described an old house wrapped around an older house.  I wrote about the partial dismantling of the wrapping, and the demolition of a long suffering addition at the rear of that building.  There was a parallel interest in the demolition activities for me that I did not mention- a personal […]

Historic Wrapping in Essex, CT

Historic Wrapping in Essex, CT

  I tell you, I am fascinated to observe an old house being dismantled, revealing hidden mysteries that have been buried since my great-grandfathers were half the age that I am now.  If you are like-spirited, you will understand completely when I say there’s a spot in my imagination where I can conjure a trace sensation of time travel.  If you […]

City of Paperholm

City of Paperholm

As a sometimes fabricator of detailed architectural scale models, I am taken by this Tumblr site.  The Edinburgh based artist, Charles Young, has been crafting one paper model per day since August 2014, and he’s challenged himself to carry on like this for an entire year.  He’s named his paper city Paperholm, and he’s building it […]