19 July 2011

Albion Castle for sale


The Albion Castle in Hunters Point is for sale for 1.1 million. Anyone in the market for an eccentric landmark should check this out.

18 July 2011

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture

I heard this quote on the radio several months ago. Apparently no one is really sure who to attribute it to. I don't necessarily agree with the quote but I like the idea of "dancing about architecture".

12 July 2011

First Architectural Model



In honor of the 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral (also being celebrated on Google's homepage today) I am posting a picture of my first architectural model. Why a ten year old girl in California decided to build a cardboard model of St Basil's at the end of the Cold War, I don't know. But I do remember a sense of awe that a building could be so whimsical and fantastic.

11 July 2011

FLW Gas Station to restore signage

The only gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is getting some of it's signage restored. The R. W. Lindholm service station opened in 1958 in Cloquet, Minnesota and the sign has been in storage since it was taken down years ago. Check out the full article.