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Say it Ayn So! A Randian View of the Boston-Area's Housing Supply

The Boston-area's supply of urban housing is failing people starting their careers, writes an architect and fan of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.

February 26, 2016 - UrbDeZine

Does Frank Lloyd Wright Set the Wrong Tone for the GOP Convention?

With their stage design influenced by the architectural icon, Christopher Hawthorne looks at the baggage the GOP inherits by riding Frank Lloyd Wright's caped coattails.

August 27, 2012 - Los Angeles Times

Deconstructing A Tea Party Muse

For some lucky candidates, tomorrow’s election will have a storybook ending. Unfortunately for anyone who understands architecture, planning, and land use, that storybook will, in many cases, turn out to be The Fountainhead. The train wreck of ideologies that is emerging this election season is too much for anyone to categorize.

November 1, 2010 - Josh Stephens

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