The Time-Defying Nature of Living Architectural Traditions

Back Bay, Boston. Image © Steve MouzonThis article was originally published on Common Edge.Traditional architecture is perceived as being historical architecture, both by the general public and by design professionals. Put another way, “traditional” = “style.” There’s no awareness of the process of tradition that creates what’s later considered a style. Modernism takes this perception one step further and frames traditional architecture as “not of o