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 […]

McGregor Memorial

December 12, 2015

I would categorize my fascination with Minoru Yamasaki somewhere between a healthy appreciation and obsession. Anyhow, I took the opportunity to explore a number of his works at Wayne State University, going inside some for the first time. Anyone who has been in or around his architecture probably understands what I mean, but it is […]

Meet Mr. Birkerts

December 7, 2015

I’ve recently been trying to expand and learn more about different architects, particularly those that have been prominent in Michigan. I visited a number of projects by Gunnar Birkerts on a cold and foggy morning this weekend. The work of Birkerts has caught my attention as of late; his work is far more expressive than […]