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Apparitions –

Malcolm Gifford Jr. was one of the ghosts in Grandma’s house. He would make his presence known every once in a while when the house was still and there were few people around. I’d catch a glimpse of him in his Brooks Brothers suit descending the spiral staircase, apparently on his way to a party […]

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I will love you after the war –

Great architecture is only great because of the people it surrounds and protects. It takes more than a few greek columns, parquet floors and stained glass windows to make a house a legend. While the elements of style that define a building’s physical composition are part of the story, it’s the human element that pushes […]

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Compulsive Consumption

Buildings and places have memory. It’s not possible for worldly events to escape documentation by the earth, the walls of a building, the decorations, furniture and surrounding nature. One of most basic laws of science is the Law of the Conservation of Energy. Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from […]

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