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Detroit’s Renaissance Man
February 6, 2016
As you may know, I love my Modern architecture. However living in Michigan and being obsessed with all things Detroit, it is hard to ignore the strong presence of other styles of architecture. I have come to appreciate them, at least in the context of my home state. Many have contributed to the rich story of […]
Black Mountain College
December 26, 2015
Once I found out that I was making a trip down to Charlotte, NC, I immediately began planning a route in which I could make a few visits to some interesting architecture…hence last week’s post on Columbus. I knew that Buckminster Fuller had done some groundbreaking work in Asheville, so I did a little digging […]
Columbus, Indiana: Athens of the Prairie
December 19, 2015
As soon as I got on the highway to leave Columbus to conclude my very fist visit, I thought to myself, “it’s like an urban oasis in a desert of cornfields.” Apparently I’m not the first to come up with such a conclusion about the small town with big architecture. In the 1960s, Lady Bird […]
