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Up to Something

Are stairs always up to something? Yes, but we may not need to go there every time. Stairs are a wonderful component of architecture....

A Deviation, but Worth It

I usually write about great spaces and why they make us feel better about ourselves, give us encouragement and inspiration, and all...

Revival - It’s in the Details

San Diego’s Balboa Park has reopened and it is time to take a new look at an old beauty. In 1915 the Panama California Exposition was ...

The Courtyard is the Star of the Museum

One of my favorite museums in Washington, D.C. is the National Portrait Gallery. It is part of the Smithsonian group of museums and...

Hello world!

Leon Battista Alberti, an architect artist of the 15th century wrote, “ Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one...

Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Los Angeles

Spanish architect, Rafael Moneo designed the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Los Angeles about ten years ago. Time as shown that the...

Timelessness

Jonas Salk along with architect Louis Khan set out to create a unique campus for scientific research with the Salk Institute. Not only...

The World on One Boulevard

I was fortunate to attend the World Expo in Milan, Italy this past summer. I highly recommend this experience, especially for architects....

Palladian Architecture: Deep Roots

Architecture in the Renaissance era, which in the early fifteenth century started in Italy, diverged from the architectural timeline -...

Breathing New Life into Spaces

It is interesting to think of a city as a picture frame; its architectural elements fading to the background, only to enhance a piece of...

Black or White

Recently I heard Professor William Lidwell from the University of Houston lecture on the meaning of colors. His area of study is in the...

San Diego's Central Library: the Dome

The new central library in my home town just opened. Rising above San Diego’s skyline is now the library's ninth floor dome. The dome is...