Archive for the 'architecture' Category

21
Dec

composites

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21
Sep

Road Trip

I needed to get out of Philadelphia for a while so I drove to Maine yesterday (left at 5am).  I’m going to be spending a while on Mt. Desert Island doing lots of photography, hiking, biking, exploring, and relaxing.  I really needed it.  I’m renting a house just outside of Acadia National Park in Otter Creek.  There’s a huge window that overlooks a field and the backyard.  I’ll write more about that later.  And photos of Maine to follow soon.

For now, here’s a shot of the George Washington Bridge in NYC at sunrise yesterday morning.

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11
Sep

Tiffany in Philadelphia

Today my adventures landed me at the Curtis Center here in Philadelphia.  The building was historically the home of the Curtis Publishing Company, which was well known for publishing Ladies’ Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post, among others.  But little did I know that the interior of this building is so grand.  The offices in the building lie on the outer edges of every floor and the huge court on the main floor has a cathedral ceiling that extends up to the skylit roof.  Obviously, it’s had some remodeling, but it’s still pretty magnificent. I was overwhelmed with the interior that I forgot to take a photo of the exterior.  Next time.

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Little did I know that also within the Curtis Building resides a huge Tiffany mosaic piece entitled “Dream Garden.”  It was designed by artist Maxfield Parrish and executed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios in 1916.  it measures 15  x 49 feet.  It uses over 100,000 pieces of favrile glass that were each hand-fired in each of the 260 colors.  I’ve lived in Philadelphia for about 14 years and had no idea that this was even here.  It is huge and amazing and I highly recommend checking it out if you live or visit Philadelphia.  Read more about the piece here.  The Curtis Building is on the corner of 6th & Walnut.  The entrance with the Tiffany piece is on 6th Street.

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03
Sep

Philadelphia from the Delaware River

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You can license and download this photo on iStockphoto.

28
Aug

open seating

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23
Aug

Northern Liberties modern

I love the design of these houses in NoLibs.

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22
Aug

lonesome town

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19
Jul

portal

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19
Jul

open spaces

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15
Jul

fenced in

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