This article basically describes why I love old architecture. The history of what used to exist, why people changed things around, what was changed to accommodate new technologies or the disintegration of materials over time.
I’d love to work on historical narratives of missing space.
Hmm…
One of my favorite stories is how the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall became one of the most acoustically perfect spaces by accident. Also how there used to be an enormous (since replaced and barely any pieces remain) gas-powered chandelier that was so big, those in the balcony could barely see the stage and that when it was turned on, it would basically burst with light because of all the flames and the crystals that would refract those flames.
