Tag: Travel

  • The Kimbell Art Museum celeberates 40 year anniversary

    I was in Dallas over the Christmas vacation and visited Kimbell Art Museum.  Louis Kahn’s building just celebrated its 40th anniversary and is in the process of constructing an extension designed by Renzo Piano.  The new addition is under construction and we would not know how it will measure up to Louis Kahn’s master piece.  I had been to…

  • New York City – As seen through the ages

    Driving Around New York City in 1928 This 5 minute clip from 1928 shows interesting things about city streets and transportation modes.  Please note the following: We might think that the red double decker tour buses on New York city streets are new. They were imported from London barely 20 years ago.  But look carefully in the beginning of the film and…

  • Château de Chenonceau, France

    The Château de Chenonceau located outside Tours, France is probably one of the smallest of chateaus in France, but what it lacks in size it makes up in its beautiful location. It spans the River Cher in the Loire Valley. It was built in the early 15th century as a small manor house, and then was expanded…

  • Santiago Calatrava: a better bridge designer than an architect

    I recently visited Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.  This huge complex was built in the bed of the river Turia, which was diverted after a devastating flood in 1957.  Shortly after, the riverbed was converted into a park to showcase the work of the Valencia native, Santiago Calatrava.  The park has one…