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Stanley Abercrombie

Stanley Abercrombie is an architect and writer. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and of the American Academy in Rome.

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Oracle in Pearls

Ada Louise Huxtable, able to depict a building in a few memorable words, set the standard for informed and fearless criticism

by Stanley Abercrombie | Friday, March 01, 2013
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A Passion for Architecture

Nuggets from a critical gold mine

by Stanley Abercrombie | Monday, December 01, 2008
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The Tales Buildings Tell

Architects can overwhelm their creations; time can make a hash of great visions

by Stanley Abercrombie | Tuesday, December 01, 2009
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What Is a Dog?

by Chloe Shaw

We admit that unofficial, national fill-in-the-blank days can sometimes feel contrived. (National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day, anyone?) But National Hug Your Dog Day (April 10) is too good not to celebrate, especially if it means we can revisit one of our favorite essays: Chloe Shaw’s “What Is a Dog?” from our Spring 2018 issue. After losing a beloved hound named Booker—described as a “wolf meets horse meets dinosaur meets tongue”—Shaw confronts the joys and inevitable sorrows of loving a pet. “A dog is a second chance. A dog is death and life. A dog is plush red carpet and fresh warm pee.” A dog is worth celebrating, and not only on April 10.