The word library conjures memories of stacks of books and librarians whispering, “hush.” The 18-year-old Seattle Central Library is nothing like that; today, it’s a...
Architecture
What’s up with all the coffee huts?
Development on a micro scale grabbed my attention months ago when I began to notice quirky little coffee huts in parking lots beside Hwy 410 and 169. The other day, I...
Touring the Space Age in Sanford, Florida
One of my favorite parts of the 1960s TV show The Jetsons was George Jetson's chair and all the push button appliances in Jane's kitchen. Of course, as a kid, I didn't...
Mostly Modernism, Mostly Florida
Florida is the third most populous state in the nation and most of the population lives less than 25 feet above sea level. The geography attracts visionaries...
Exposing the Invisible Women of Architecture
Women architects have been sidelined from history for too long. Take Ida Annah Ryan, for instance. Does this name ring a bell? I didn't think it would. She was the...
Postcards from Surreal Places
Last summer while I was traveling in the Hudson Valley, NY and poking around in antique shops, I stumbled upon this 1986 tear-out book of postcards by Michael...
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.