"It's a sin," says my old friend, Francois. But Francois refers to neither Alan Greenspan's betrayal of the free market and the gold standard, nor to George W. Bush's back-stabbing of free trade. Francois is talking about architecture. I only bring it up, dear reader, because my office is less than half a block from the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. I pass the art gallery on my way to breakfast at the Cozy Corner, where you can get a full American breakfast for only $5.99 and chat with Ms. Kim, the Korean proprietress, for no extra charge. Poor Ms. … Continue reading Sin and Architecture