February 2018

20th February 2018
Posted by Susan Sully
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Writing in a Glass House

  When I was growing up, I dreamed of working in a greenhouse. I didn't want to grow plants. I wanted to write in a house made of windows. Now,...

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20th February 2018
Posted by Susan Sully
02
The Oculus Window

  An oculus window is not witnessed from the exterior of a house, nor does it frame a view, except of sky. The ancient architects' equivalent of a canned ceiling...

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1st February 2018
Posted by Susan Sully
03
The elliptical window

The elliptical window—a favorite of Federal era architects—mimics the shape of the eye. Witnessed from the exterior of a house, it lends a human demeanor to a house and gives...

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