This is the first in a series of five commentaries examining the current challenges and possibilities for preservation in fast-redeveloping areas of the city.
Guest Commentary: Is help finally on the way for preservation-starved Manchester?
Edwin Slipek
Edwin Slipek is an adjunct instructor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts and the co-editor of ArchitectureRichmond, an online encyclopedia of regional design.
Guest Commentary: ‘Moaning over the loss of a great view will solve nothing’
In Manchester, the folks at Legend Brewing Co. are understandably concerned about a high rise proposed across the street.
Architecture Review: Bold, modernist Westover Hills place makers are striking (Guest Commentary)
Until recently, Forest Hill Avenue lacked anything resembling distinctive architecture.
Guest commentary: Two exhibitions and ‘the arc of justice’
The Valentine has dresses from its costume collection on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a statue of Jefferson Davis on display in Richmond.
Scott’s Addition in three parts: Life – well, Scott’s Addition – is a beach (Guest Commentary)
The architectural mix in Scott’s Addition is a not unpleasant mish-mash of old and new, large and small, serious and funky.
Scott’s Addition in three parts: The eclectic architecture of a former warehouse district (Guest Commentary)
After World War I, Richmond’s manufacturing and business operations crept west from downtown.
Scott’s Addition in Three Parts: The humble beginnings of a burgeoning neighborhood (Guest Commentary)
Try to imagine Scott’s Addition as flat farmlands. Two hundred years ago it was part of Bellville, an 800-acre estate owned by John Mayo, and became part of the dowry of Mayo’s daughter when she married Winfield Scott in 1817.
Guest Commentary: From Battle Abbey to Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Last month, the venerable historical and educational institution, which Chief Justice John Marshall founded in 1831 on what’s now Arthur Ashe Boulevard, unveiled a reconceived, 250,000-square-foot, $30 million museum and research center.
Guest Commentary: ‘Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France’ at VMFA
To encapsulate a half century of such vital artistic activity in France in one exhibition is a neat trick. But the 100-plus artworks from leading international museums are arranged in a sequence akin to nine intimate exhibits with a shared narrative.
Guest Commentary: Downtown’s front door is a civic embarrassment
The intersection of Fifth and Broad streets, fed by traffic from Interstates 95 and 64, is many visitors’ first impression and only experience here.