D H Ellison Co. Architects

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Late-Capitalist Architecture - Brooklyn Institute for Social Research Today, it seems scarcely possible to speak of late capitalism without citing baneful examples of its spatial manifestations—the soullessness of Hudson Yards; the Grenfell Tower disaster; the (lethal to build) Qatari World Cup stadiums; aestheticized server farms and data centers. But how, precisel...

The new corporate headquarters for the Hardwood Lumber Company is nearly complete.

DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.

Is there a coincidence that two of the agencies that are targeted for ruination by Project 2025 are in awful, brutalist buildings? One has to wonder if they had occupied federal office buildings with less alienating, less heavy and harsh designs if they would have developed such vicious animonsity or come under such dramatic attacks. “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” - Sir Winston Churchill.