Architecture

'O' is for open-stair design, one of C. Emlen Urban's staircase styles [architecture column]

• Apr 12, 2024

THE ARCHITECT'S ALPHABET, PART 15:'O' IS FOR OPEN-STAIR DESIGN

'N' is for narrow-gauge brick, a Lancaster building material that recalls ancient Rome [architecture column]

• Mar 8, 2024

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 14: N IS FOR NARROW-GAUGE BRICK

'M' is for margent, decorative stone arrangements of fruit, flowers, leaves on Lancaster buildings [architecture column]

• Feb 9, 2024

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 13: 'M' IS FOR MARGENT

'L' is for leaf and dart: ‘C. Emlen Urban used the motif in Lancaster buildings [architecture column]

• Jan 12, 2024

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 12: L IS FOR LEAF AND DART

'K' is for Keystone: Sturdy design element found on many C. Emlen Urban buildings in Lancaster

• Dec 8, 2023

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 11: K IS FOR KEYSTONE

'J' is for Jeffersonian Classicism: Lancaster architect shared traits with Thomas Jefferson [architecture column]

• Nov 10, 2023

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 10:J IS FOR JEFFERSONIAN CLASSICISM

'I' for ionic: Column design is one of 3 neoclassical types you’ll spot around Lancaster [architecture column]

• Oct 13, 2023

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 9: I IS FOR IONIC (COLUMNS)

'H' is for half-timber: Lancaster County Tudor-style homes have distinctive wooden skeleton [architecture column]

• Sep 8, 2023

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned architect. Photos for the book, which is to available for pre-sale at egganddartbooks.com, …

'G' is for green serpentine stone, eroding on some older Lancaster facades [architecture column]

• Aug 11, 2023

ARCHITECTS’ ALPHABET, PART 7:

'F' is for fractable: Design element dresses up plain roof gables around Lancaster [architecture column]

• Jul 14, 2023

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned architect. Photos for the book, which is to available for pre-sale at egganddartbooks.com.,…

Griest Building provides a 'cone of protection' against lightning; 1929 LNP archives story tells why

• Jun 27, 2023

In 1929, the concept of a skyscraper in Lancaster was an idea people were still just getting used to. The city's first skyscraper, the Griest Building, was completed just four years earlier.

'E' is for egg and dart, a decorative pattern of ovals and arrows [architecture column]

• Jun 9, 2023

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned architect. Photos for the book are by Matthew Tennison.

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