Next stop in Spain is Valencia. It is an interesting city, located by the sea but not taking advantage of it. Old town was located inland and it does not flow to the sea shore, no direct connection, like in Barcelona, which will be the next post! Save the best for last… OK, back to [...]
Toledo was not in my list of must-see places. My dad, who is also an architect, convinced me to go there, see the architecture and spend at least a day there. If the daddy says you have to, then I have to go! The only regret I have is not spending enough time in Toledo. [...]
After a week long art and architectural feast in Spain, I have a lot to share; from Goya to Picasso, from Santiago Calatrava to Antonio Gaudi! Let’s start with Madrid, the capital. Normally, capital cities are too stiff and bureaucratic for my taste. Madrid has its own share of government buildings; however, its historical buildings, [...]
I love my Flughafen, aka airport. Noooo, I am not crazy, or totally lost my mind. Keep reading please, and you will agree. Do you know how many times it saved my life on Sundays? No one wants to start the Sunday with a sentence such as “Ooppsss, no eggs for breakfast honey!” or “Ahhh [...]
January 15, 2010, NEW YORK, NY. FIGMENT, one of Governors Island’s key cultural partners, has joined forces with The Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter and the Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) to sponsor a competition to design and construct an architectural pavilion for [...]
Another year is almost over. How did we, architects, do in the last decade? Did we accomplish our objectives? Did we give anything back to the society? Or did we all get sucked up in the “system”? Here is a link from Los Angeles Times written by architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne. I found it quite [...]
The first film festival celebrating the creative spirit of architecture and design will be held on September 24-27, 2009 in Waitsfield, Vermont during the height of fall colors. An exciting selection of films, including feature-length films, documentaries and shorts will engage the audience with how architects and designers think, work and create. The films profile [...]
Climbing first the carved stone staircase and then the wooden steps took me all the way up to one of the Grossmünster’s twin towers. The 360 view from the top was magnificent. The whole Zurich was under your feet. On every turn you would see another landmark such as the Fraumünster, St. Peterskirche, Limmat, Zurich [...]
Here is another chance to walk on the sky! At 1,353 feet (412 meters), the Skydeck is the highest observatory in Chicago. It is located at the 103rd floor, and it extends 4.3 feet from the building. The view must be breath taking. I do not want to be on it when it is windy. [...]
Last weekend 2,5 hour train ride took me from Zurich to Lausanne which was my first trip within Switzerland. Lausanne is situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Geneva. It is interesting to see how the architecture, cuisine, and language change from one side of the country to the other. Everything in here is very [...]
And the good news… (drum roll) I did find my apartment! OK, it is not the dream apartment I had in mind, but still a good one. Finding an apartment in Switzerland is not an easy task. Why? Switzerland is one of Europe’s smallest countries (133rd in the world). Also, much of the land is [...]
