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Gentrified Architecture

enjoyed reading your story regarding the aesthetics of new residential construction in older neighborhoods (“Baffled City,” March|April issue). I especially enjoyed seeing the photos, since I live in Atlanta and the moderns being built here have similar but slightly different characteristics. ¶ I wish that stories

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