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Witold Rybczynski

Witold Rybczynski is emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit.

Building to Last

Building to Last

by Witold Rybczynski | Wednesday, March 03, 2021
Palladio in the Rough

Palladio in the Rough

A South Carolinian builds classical revival houses that really look old

by Witold Rybczynski | Thursday, December 01, 2005
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Rebuilding The Mack

Is the Glasgow School of Art truly irreplaceable?

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, September 08, 2014
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The Best Advice for Biographers

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, October 28, 2013
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Words Apart

A writer in Quebec finds that language creates an unbridgeable divide

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, June 01, 2009

THIS WEEK’S ARCHIVE PICK

2nd Look

King, Kennedy, and the Power of Words

by Tim Wendel

April 4th marked the 53rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. That night in 1968, presidential candidate Robert Kennedy broke the news to an Indianapolis crowd gathered for one of his rallies. “Listening to the speech decades later is to be reminded of the real power of words,” writes Tim Wendel in this 2012 essay. “How they can heal, how they can still bring us together, but only if they are spoken with conviction and from the heart.”

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