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Would you buy a home that was made in a factory?
Witold Rybczynski
posted Aug. 13, 2008 - Thom Mayne's U.S. Federal Building
Can the iconoclastic architect design a structure that's cheap, green, and secure?
Witold Rybczynski
posted July 23, 2008 - Buckminster Fuller
Inventor, tireless proselytizer, inspirational cult figure, something of a flimflammer.
Witold Rybczynski
posted July 2, 2008 - Forgotten Eero
Rediscovering Saarinen, the man behind the Gateway Arch, Dulles, and some really comfy chairs.
Witold Rybczynski
posted June 11, 2008 - Mirror Images
Why is symmetry so satisfying?
Witold Rybczynski
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Garage MahalsArchitects turn their attention to the problem of parking.
By Witold RybczynskiPosted Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at 7:48 AM ET
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Witold Rybczynski previously detailed the problems of underground architecture, parking structures included. Josh Levin revealed the wonders of robot parking garages. Steven E. Landsburg explained why parking your car hurts the environment more than driving it. Daniel Gross presented the case for the cost of parking spaces as an economic indicator. In 1999, James Surowiecki profiled the high cost of parking in New York City.Witold Rybczynski is Slate's architecture critic.
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