“The Gilded Age” producers could have made Richmond a stand-in for Manhattan considering our trove of period-appropriate landmarks.
Guest Commentary: Noland & Baskervill and Gilded Age Franklin Street
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: Developers of Shockoe Bottom should keep it tight
The desolate contiguous blocks that stretch to the present Exxon station at Broad and North 18th Street provide a blank slate upon which a densely-built, mixed-use district can be built.
Guest Commentary: ‘What would Mr. Jefferson do’ with Second Baptist?
The former church building is a perfect rendition of the Maison Carrée, a 2-4 CE Roman temple that still stands in Nimes, France.
Guest Commentary: The powerful furniture of a charming designer
Sam Forrest, who made his way to Richmond for college in the late 1960s, sculpted the 40 often sensuous wooden pieces that are on display until April 14.
Guest commentary: Carvana tower a bravura performance architecturally
The 12-story glass and metal car “vending machine” upped the ante in a refreshing way on Westwood Avenue.
Guest commentary: Architectural review of VCU Health’s Adult Outpatient Pavilion
The new skyscraper could be a harbinger of better design to come to an architecturally fractured part of town.
Guest Commentary: Remembering Richmonders who passed in 2021
We lost a galaxy of public individuals whose smarts, spirit and spunk made our community stronger and better.
Guest Commentary: New restaurants highlight Arts District’s resiliency
Sonora, Henley on Grace and Birdie’s, each in a repurposed historic building, are examples of savvy entrepreneurism.
Guest Commentary: Art pops in newly renovated Mellon galleries at VMFA
Magnificent European pieces from the Mellon collections have been reinstalled as part of a renovation of 10 galleries in the museum’s west wing.