by Kyle Pierson | Mar 22, 2019 | Architecture, Front Page
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 appreciate that George’s chair was based on Arne Jacobsen’s 1958 Egg...
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 | Jan 12, 2016 | Florida
The bells pealing on New Year’s eve sounded a death knell for two American architectural icons of the 20th Century. The National Trust for Historic Preservation published the news on their website even before the New Year. The construction techniques of...
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...
by Kyle Pierson | Aug 19, 2015 | FEED
Scientists say the sense of smell has the strongest power to bring back memories. That was true for me from the minute I stepped off the plane in Albany, New York. The air in the airport carried the scent of a familiar place. I can’t describe the aroma except to say I...
