architecture-feature
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Honolulu Modern Architecture is Lit
I recently went to Honolulu. As is my endless wont when visiting new places, I walked around in near a boutique hotel to see if I could find interesting buildings, pick up Japanese stationery, and otherwise look around. Here’s some things I saw. Ala Moana Park Entrance One of my great joys in travel is when…
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Hot Springs, Arkansas: The Glory of Federal Power
Last week S-L and I were in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the anniversary of our wedding. The main riff for us was a mega-spa situation at Quawpaw. But the trip also made me grateful of federal power. The Hot Springs National Park is a towering example of federal stewardship of shared resources, its fecund collaboration with municipal units…
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The Macon I Know
I enjoy business travel. Each time I leave home, and I have it in my head that I have to make it productive, worthwhile, and fruitful. That means doing my wurk and documenting it all. I especially love to go to a new city– somewhere I haven’t been before. I try to take my good…
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The Tampa Municipal Office Building and its Adjacent Brick Courtyard are Brutalist Masterpieces
The fronds and green and waterfalls made for oasis, and the plaza pavers climb the rough surface up.
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Popcorn Plant for Sale
Over the weekend, Shawn-Laree and I went to the Barker Family Reunion at her cousin’s house near Middlebury, Indiana. We had a great time. After dinner, the day-long rain had cleared and we took a walk in Middlebury, and we came across the Wanberg Popcorn Company. I loved this place. It was completely custom: a…