Parents, aunts and uncles, if you have a budding "Beth, the Builder," instead of a "Bob the Builder" in your family, introduce her to Julia Morgan, the almost...
Kyle Pierson
Iconic Kiley Garden finally gets some love?
Update: Kiley Garden gets new appreciation Tampa is poised to undergo a billion dollar transformation thanks to Tampa Bay Lighting owner Jeff Vinik. He plans to build a...
Patrick Dougherty builds like a bird; he bends sticks
CBS Sunday Morning turned me on to Patrick Dougherty's giant stick sculptures. Dougherty builds architecture at it's most basic, native-looking stick houses, mazes,...
More cities see piers and parks as iconic
For the third time in 89 years, St. Petersburg, FL will choose a new city icon. Next month, a selection committee representing the diverse interests of voters will...
Women, What rules are you breaking?
Women in Architecture – more at ArchDaily.com To hear women's voices in innovative art and architecture you'll have to block out the distractions. The truth is,...
Urban Renewal, we’re still hearing voices
Lessons learned from the tragedy of urban renewal has become my unofficial theme lately. Last month I wrote a post about Tallahassee's Cascades Park and the...
Kyle Pierson
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Kyle Pierson
I never expected to leave the beach, palm trees, and glorious sunsets of Florida. Seriously! I even have a master’s degree in Florida Studies. So, my move to Washington, the Evergreen State, had to be from a powerful pull. It was; in 2020, my husband Dave and I became grandparents to twin grandsons, and their brother who was born in 2022. Grandparenting adds a new busy dimension to our lives and readers might assume my interest in Florida nature and architecture has faded. But I’m curious about those things here in the PNW too. I’m looking forward to learning like a kid again and having three little guys join me on my explorations!
You’ll find my writings about Florida, North Carolina, and Washington here, along with a new tab, poetry and maybe some drawings. So the journey continues. You’re welcome to come along.