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Category Archives: Architecture
A September of Consequences
As is typical when summer begins to wind down and school begins to wind up, so do all manner of other processes related to community activities, politics, and the business of government. Here’s some things that have happened or are … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Business, Community, Development, Government, Justice, Local, Media, Money, Politics, Schools
Tagged Emily Kinkead, Joseph Nocito, Pittsburgh Union Progress, Quaker Valley High School, Quaker Valley School Board, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley Herald, Torsten Ove, Valerie Gaydos, Villa Noci, William Jasper
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Travelogue, et cetera – Of Apples and Oranges, Peaches, Donuts, Caves, and Kindness
To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. – Abraham Lincoln, Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois – February 11, 1861 It’s been a varied and busy last month or so. This has been more interesting than … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Government, Grand Junction, History, Local, Politics, Public Safety, Travel, Wright
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My Own Private Fallingwater
This is the front entry to my house in Grand Junction, Colorado. The cantilevered overhang has been deteriorating due to what appears to be moisture penetration. My friend Jeff is a handyman of some repute, so I asked him to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Grand Junction, Local, Personal, Wright
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The Guggenheim at 51
Today marks the 51st anniversary of the opening of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and opened six months after his death at the age of 91. There is a brief but … Continue reading
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Earthquakes, Architecture, and Human Frailty
Tonight on CBS’ 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney talked about his father’s experience as a survivor of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake in Tokyo. Rooney also showed some examples of photographs that his father took while in Japan, and made some … Continue reading
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Winter Travelogue
Evan and I spent a full day last Friday exploring around Chicago, using the extensive train and subway system to make our way to several places of interest, including the top of the John Hancock Tower, seen at left (the … Continue reading
Hospice – The Wright Stuff
On Sunday afternoon I attended the open house for the new Care Center of Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado. The building was magnificently planned and executed, and is designed to integrate fully with the existing Hospice building (the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Community, Health, Local, Personal
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More Travelogue and Road Lessons
I’m back in Grand Junction, and there’s lots goingon, but lots to get out ahead of it as well. Provincetown on a summer evening is one of my favorite places on Earth. There is an organized chaos, a joy of … Continue reading
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Magnificent Achievements
St. Louis – Looking up at this tonight, it felt as if I was looking at something created with CGI and inserted into a picture with Photoshop. The scale, the perfection of it, just transcend the average person’s ability to … Continue reading
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