Make no mistake, the legislature’s $292 million, 14-floor office building is the grandest structure built in our community this decade. (Guest Commentary)
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary: Edwin Slipek to be honored next month with Branch Medallion
Subconsciously most of us know when something is well designed. It works or it doesn’t. It attracts or annoys. It is comfortable or alienating, memorable or forgettable. But good architecture critics, such as Mr. Slipek, help us understand why.
Evolving Spaces: Makeovers for GRTC transfer plaza, Lee Circle and 17th Street Market (Guest Commentary)
Our town has architectural depth that can translate into century-old places being repurposed. It’s a mark of Richmond’s age, economics and shifting civic values.
Richmond-reared Lewis Strauss brought to life by Robert Downey Jr. in ‘Oppenheimer’ (Guest Commentary)
Who was Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss Jr.? Aside from being Robert Oppenheimer’s adversary, what most Virginians don’t know is that Strauss was reared in Richmond’s Fan District.
Two intriguing 20th-century Virginia artists get their due (Guest Commentary)
A museum needn’t be limited to collecting things solely from the past. It can affect the creation of future work directly by supporting budding talents.
Igniting change: Petersburg’s flourishing development scene (Guest Commentary)
Petersburg is witnessing a rejuvenation set to reshape its destiny. This revitalization is being driven by an array of diverse development ventures that are poised to redefine the city’s economic, cultural and social dynamics.
Why it’s time for Richmond to implement a development moratorium in Manchester (Guest Commentary)
Manchester has the potential to be an awesome asset for the city. We need a pause button on all development here until city planners and economic leaders address several safety and quality of life issues in the neighborhood.
Welcome to the neighborhood: A review of the new park at the Science Museum (Guest Commentary)
Situated on the north side of Broad between Robinson Street and Terminal Avenue, the modest-sized, but smartly designed and intelligently planted green oasis replaces a surface parking lot that had served both the science and children’s museums.
Future tense: CodeRVA high school designers translate traditions into a hypothetical future campus (Guest Commentary)
Three students walked into an end-of-the semester presentation. They had devised an architectural plan to replace their school. No small order.
The City Center: Toward creating ‘hometown atmosphere’ (Guest Commentary)
The removal of the Coliseum will create a tabula rasa upon which city officials want to establish a mixed-use complex.