Cincinatti's Demolished Public Library

Photo essay via Buzzfeed is amazing. Not only was the building gorgeous and dramatic, but the photos themselves are so interesting with hazy sunshine glow captured on the B/W film. This is why we need historic preservation laws.

Image: Public Library of Cincinatti and Hamilton County

US Embassy in Athens by Walter Gropius

Another reason why I'd die and die again to work at Ann Beha...they are shortlisted for a refurb of the US Embassy in Athens. My husband and I actually stayed very close to it when we went there in 2010. It's pretty cool...

Post Offices on the Market

The NYT reports that these glorious examples of civic architecture are for sale or being considered for sale. Hopefully historic preservationists will be able to do their thing. These buildings could be amazing adaptive reuse projects.

Photo: David W. Dunlap/New York Times