It’s a lucky break for me that my in-laws liked to travel and collect post cards along the way. They left me a stack of vintage Florida souvenir postcards from...
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Julia Morgan cracked the glass ceiling for girls
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...
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...
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...
Is Hero Architecture Passé?
Are words stronger than steel when it comes to what gets built? Some architectural critics think it’s time to challenge the public relations verbiage that seems to draw...
Iconic sea level architecture: risky vs. sensible
With last week’s news confirming that sea levels are rising at a faster rate than predicted, shouldn’t new buildings be moved to higher elevations? Notably, many new...
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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.