Photos from a 2019 trip to Algeria, specifically part of a day trip from El Bayadh to Ain Sefra and back, stopping in the Ksar de Boussemghoun (more links here) on the way. The city dates back over a thousand years and played host to religious conferences in the middle ages. The following images are... Continue Reading →
[From the summer] - At Lafayette and 1st St sits a wedge shaped building similar to the Flatiron. This building, without the patronage and protection afforded the Flatiron, has has additions and subtractions and a few billboards stapled on, but the result is this bow-like extension, pointing north and culminating in, somewhere inside at the... Continue Reading →
A quick walk in Washington DC tonight revealed an absurd sight with preparations taking place by the convention center for imminent demolition and construction. The two story structure is braced externally by steel, and the windows and doors are boarded up with plywood, plywood that has been pasted over with images of pristine wooden doors... Continue Reading →
More photos from a trip to Algiers last year. These photos were taken at the Bardo Museum, a recently rehabilitated Turkish Villa housing artifacts from prehistory to antiquity to Ottoman times. During my visit most exhibits and artifacts were still in storage, as interior renovations had only recently finished.
As part of a class on Historic Preservation Economics, I am part of a team looking at the 1894 Engine 46 Firehouse, a steakhouse in its latest life up until 2006 when the proprietor allegedly ran into gambling trouble and forfeited all his assets (most of the restaurant). The Southwark Historical Society has a... Continue Reading →
Throughout the week in Dhaka we came across examples of historic sites in various states of ruin or repair. The March 13th edition of the Dhaka Tribune had an article on legal protections for historic sites, both part of the national constitution and the 1968 Antiquities Act. This building is from Shakhari Bazar in Old... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 