On the cover: Beyer Blinder Belle led the restoration of Washington, DC’s historic Old City Hall, now reopened as the D.C. Court of Appeals.

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VOL. 23/NO. 2 APRIL 2010

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Restless Architects
None of the traditional labels fit David M. Schwarz Architects of Washington, DC, a firm that draws from a wide range of eclectic styles.
By Gordon Bock

RECENT PROJECTS
Courthouse Unwrapped
REG Architects led the effort to strip the Palm Beach County Court House of its brick surroundings and return it to its original 1916 condition.
by Hadiya Strasberg

Civil Service
Originally the main post office for Atlanta, this 1933 building was named after Martin Luther King Jr. in 1988; Lord, Aeck & Sargent is directing the rehabilitation.
by Lynne Lavelle

Transparent Motives
Beyer Blinder Belle’s Modernist steel-and-glass addition was designed to follow historic precedents to bring a striking new look to DC’s historic Old City Hall.
by Kim A. O’Connell

Salvaged History
The 3,000-sq.ft. 1892 Gothic Revival-style Old Town Hall in Bloomington, MN, has been restored, thanks to an effort led by Kodet Architectural Group.
by Annabel Hsin

BOOK REVIEWS
Ancient Values
The Classicist No. 8, edited by Richard John
Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Undoing the Damage Caused by 19 Words
The Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism, Conservation and Tradition in the 21st Century, edited by Matthew Hardy
Reviewed by Clem Labine

Awards
Patterns of a Living Architecture
Christopher Alexander wins the 11th annual Vincent Scully Award.
By Michael Mehaffy

The Spanish Influence
2010 Driehaus Prize & Henry Hope Reed Awards
By Annabel Hsin

THE FORUM
Lady Gaga’s Lessons for Starchitects
By Clem Labine