Visiting a building designed by a legendary architect is both a privilege and an experience to remember. The EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum in Seattle is the perfect example of this. In my opinion, a museum becomes even more interesting when there is a melding of content and container, so to speak—a fusion of the…
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Of all the architects who inspire me, Frank Gehry is definitely one of the first on the list. On a recent trip to Manhattan, I noticed that he’s made quite the name for himself with two new buildings: the Beekman Tower, completed in May 2011, and the IAC Building in 2007. Among the urban density…
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What can I say about Vegas? There is so much to see, so much to do. After two visits in 1995 and 2009, it is interesting to note the evolution of this great gambling Mecca. On my first visit, it seemed that gambling and partying were virtually the only things to do in Las Vegas.…
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A lot of emotion surrounded the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Is there anyone who had not visited the Twin Towers on a previous trip? Who has not been to Ground Zero since the tragedy? Who has not witnessed the reconstruction of this site and its first…
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Chicago is a great city of architecture, on which many famous architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwing Mies Van Der Rohe or Louis Sullivan, to name a few, made their mark after the fire that ravaged the city centre in fall 1871. There is so much to say about this city and its diverse…
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