Timothy Hyde

@hydetimothy.bsky.social

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Historian of architecture, urbanism, modernity / MIT / Author of Ugliness & Judgment / research: architecture & law, building sites, ugliness, Antarctica

A text exchange in which the expert responding to news about the AI-created virus replies “BAD BAD BAD”
Photo of a wildfire in Oregon with golfers playing in the foreground
Poster for the Bicentennial Band concert in Montpelier VT in 1976
A photograph of a coin-operated stamp-vending machine, next to a mailbox.
Screenshot of Outlook calendar showing Christmas Day on Dec 26
Photo of document saying "The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone. In our view, America’s leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
Two old storefronts on Main St in Sheridan Wyoming, one with a sign saying “Boxing Club and Pawn Shop”
Photo of sign attached to tree reading: "Noteworthy Tree, Selected by the Village Preservation and Improvement Scoiety"
"He also said that 'regardless of my philosophical opposition to the outdated tenure model, I think we should proceed very cautiously and with full information before adding that kind of long-term, fixed cost.'"
A photo of the cover of the book Spatial Revolutions by Christina Crawford
Photo of a bald eagle under the headline "Bald eagle in Massachusetts euthanized after testing positive for bird flu"
An 1899 illustration by Jean-Marc Cote showing flying firemen rescuing people from the top of a high-rise in Cote's imagining of society in the year 2000.
An architectural detail sketch with a halo of spikes, labeled “porcupine”
Text from a newspaper article saying "Wisdom has outlived Chandler Robbins, the well-known ornithologist who banded her in 1956. He died in 2017."
Painting of the Shell Building Site by Frank Auerbach
A mausoleum in the shape of a small gable-roofed house, with mirrored surfaces.
Wall graffiti saying “AI is lame”
Three small boats at anchor in a fog-shrouded bay.
Headline: Why do we build houses in the same way that we did 125 years ago?