by Kyle Pierson | Jul 25, 2018 | Travel
The winding staircase pictured above suggests it leads to the heavens, but it wasn’t designed to reach the stars; actually, it is a stairway to Utopia. It’s a beautiful example of why I like architecture. Architects have inventive ideas about how to rearrange space....
by Kyle Pierson | Mar 31, 2017 | Travel
I expected to make the 30-foot climb to reach New York City’s High Line elevated railroad-turned-garden. It wasn’t the altitude that took my breath away; it was encountering the white backside of a sleepwalker. Stumbling away from me, hands outstretched...
by Kyle Pierson | Feb 26, 2017 | Travel
My brother-in-law is a foodie. It was his idea to check out Una Bella Salute, an olive oil and balsamic vinegar shop in Berlin, MD. He was there for the olive oil; I was there for the architecture. When I pulled open the screen door to the shop the door made...
by Kyle | Mar 5, 2016 | Travel
Recently my daughter was in London, so I asked her to go to an architectural landmark and take a selfie. I suggested the Gerkin. As it happened she went to a play at the brutalist Barbican. She forgot to take the selfie, instead she called to complain that...
by Kyle | Oct 25, 2015 | Travel
I was thrilled to see this post from The architectural writer Alexandra Lange who visited Buffalo, NY. this summer. Lange’s article gave architectural tourists like me a good reason to rediscover my home town. The city has more than Chicken Wings going for it....
by Kyle Pierson | Sep 10, 2015 | Travel
In my previous post, I focused on the grounds surrounding Manitoga, Russel Wright’s garden. In this post, I’m taking you inside his house. Russel Wright (1904-1976) believed so strongly that Americans should find their own cultural identity through...
