by Kyle Pierson | May 1, 2019 | Travel
Last month, my husband Dave and I finally found the most important feature we were looking for in a kayak – lite weight. Our local dealer introduced us to the Crescent Ultra Lite, and three years after we had installed roof rails on our car, when we saw the orange...
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 Pierson | 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 Pierson | 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....
