Antonio Pacheco
@pantonio.bsky.social
Doctoral Candidate at MIT Architecture, researching spatial practices of US government entities; New Deal, Art Deco, Water, and Sewage | he / him
https://dirt.fyi/article/2024/03/art-deco-ourselves
https://dirt.fyi/article/2024/03/art-deco-ourselves
Ah ok! Apologies - Yes, there are quite a few places to sit, I think there was a ledge of sorts by the building entrance too.
March 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ah ok! Apologies - Yes, there are quite a few places to sit, I think there was a ledge of sorts by the building entrance too.
More on these chunky benches - they appear to be made out of large pieces of wood, and are held together with dowels. They’re a bit worse for wear but are a lovely addition (and comfortable).
This one’s for you @susanklaiber.bsky.social
This one’s for you @susanklaiber.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
More on these chunky benches - they appear to be made out of large pieces of wood, and are held together with dowels. They’re a bit worse for wear but are a lovely addition (and comfortable).
This one’s for you @susanklaiber.bsky.social
This one’s for you @susanklaiber.bsky.social
Recently gave this book a read and its really great! Highly relevant
March 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Recently gave this book a read and its really great! Highly relevant
This is a great idea for an op-ed
March 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is a great idea for an op-ed
I think you really hit the nail on the head here re: the ideal driving this is everyone being a consumer rather than a citizen.
March 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I think you really hit the nail on the head here re: the ideal driving this is everyone being a consumer rather than a citizen.
Also important to point out that architectural historian Vincent Scully argued that the origin point of Wright’s architecture laid not with European Arts and Crafts or Japanese woodblock prints but with the temples of Teotihuacan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6p...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6p...
Vincent Scully | Frank Lloyd Wright 1914-1959 (Modern Architecture Course)
YouTube video by Vincent Scully Lectures
m.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Also important to point out that architectural historian Vincent Scully argued that the origin point of Wright’s architecture laid not with European Arts and Crafts or Japanese woodblock prints but with the temples of Teotihuacan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6p...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6p...
Poverty Point is best seen from the air, so this sad photo doesn’t do it justice!
March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Poverty Point is best seen from the air, so this sad photo doesn’t do it justice!
OG Skyscraper = walls are 6 feet thick
February 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
OG Skyscraper = walls are 6 feet thick
Opposition Democrats would do well to gather up a shadow Cabinet and broadcast this type of cogent, informative content on a regular basis to counter the right wing algo slop that has broken the nation’s information landscape.
February 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Opposition Democrats would do well to gather up a shadow Cabinet and broadcast this type of cogent, informative content on a regular basis to counter the right wing algo slop that has broken the nation’s information landscape.
Big thank you to @shannonmattern.bsky.social for putting this show/gallery on my radar!
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Big thank you to @shannonmattern.bsky.social for putting this show/gallery on my radar!
Also work by other artists of the period showing similarities and differences in the styles.
February 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Also work by other artists of the period showing similarities and differences in the styles.
Some incredibly evocative images, great wall text too.
February 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Some incredibly evocative images, great wall text too.
Has been meaning to revisit A People’s History - check out his biography on LaGuardia if you haven’t!
February 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Has been meaning to revisit A People’s History - check out his biography on LaGuardia if you haven’t!
This sense of making government fair was pervasive in New Deal programs.
Harold Ickes went to extremes to exert due diligence in contracting and budgeting via PWA / WPA programs. And was constantly working to display the effectiveness, prudence, and impact of relief efforts.
Harold Ickes went to extremes to exert due diligence in contracting and budgeting via PWA / WPA programs. And was constantly working to display the effectiveness, prudence, and impact of relief efforts.
February 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This sense of making government fair was pervasive in New Deal programs.
Harold Ickes went to extremes to exert due diligence in contracting and budgeting via PWA / WPA programs. And was constantly working to display the effectiveness, prudence, and impact of relief efforts.
Harold Ickes went to extremes to exert due diligence in contracting and budgeting via PWA / WPA programs. And was constantly working to display the effectiveness, prudence, and impact of relief efforts.
The [government] is not a computer!
February 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The [government] is not a computer!