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In spite of mountains close by, Santa Fe is, except for some gentle slopes, essentially flat downtown and it is an easy and pleasant walkabout as the whole of downtown has a neighborhood feel since hardscape commercialism is outside the downtown boundary. The walk from the railyard district to...

Downtown Santa Fe is not an amusement park, people live, work and play here. You can head to the countryside to see older adobe buildings built between 1000 and 1450 in Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO Heritage Site and National Historic Landmark. They don’t look much different than what you see in Santa...

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This is one reason why I enjoy visiting our (booming) American cities, “objects of interest”. Whether it’s unique clocks, creative signage, colorful retail window displays, sidewalk patterns, water features, viewing platforms, vertical seating, clever artwork (hats off to the Rose Kennedy...

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Check out the Vimeo .... https://la.curbed.com/2017/12/22/16812924/downtown-la-wilshire-grand-new-years-eve-light-show .... and the interesting link, “almost 2.5 miles of LED lights”, embedded in the first paragraph. The Architect’s Newspaper LIGHT SPIRE A closer look at lighting integration on...

“Form of Intrigue” stated on development sign. December 6, 2017 PBS program, “Impossible Builds”. This episode highlights Hadid’s One Thousand Museum. They require a sign-in. http://www.pbs.org/video/the-scorpion-tower-jsrv5j/

Drawbacks, If chosen, Boston will never be the same, some, or much, of its charm will be overwhelmed or disappear. Curbed Boston, October 17, 2017 “What cities fighting for an Amazon headquarters can learn from Seattle”...

I appreciate the boulevard thought, but, Amazon would require the density needed that air rights over the Turnpike would provide. Also, when Copley Place was built, the development was applauded for knitting together part of Back Bay with the South End. A boulevard would still leave a gash...

Let’s talk perspective. HELLO, APPLE! Wikipedia On June 7, 2011, Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs presented to Cupertino City Council details of the architectural design of the new buildings and their environs. The new campus, on a site now totalling 176 acres (0.71*km2), is planned to house up...

This should give Boston serious consideration by Amazon for the HQ2 location. Boston Business Journal, Oct 12 Boston is No. 1 in the country for startups (again), says U.S. Chamber “For the second year in a row, Boston was named the top place in the country for startups by the U.S. Chamber of...

Washington Post, July 4, 2017 "Ancient Romans made world’s ‘most durable’ concrete. We might use it to stop rising seas." quotes - "The harbor concrete, a mixture of volcanic ash and quicklime, has withstood the sea for two millennia and counting. What's more, it is stronger than when it was...

^ Thanks, Mike ^ Thanks, Padre Mike, one thing that Tampa (assuming) and Boston both have to worry about is rising seas. During king tides, some Miami streets flood and Long Wharf in Boston gets a little water on its surface. Hopefully, we can do something about it to protect the progress we've...

den, I look for color to add attractiveness to my photos, and I'm always alert for sidewalk scenes with colorful umbrellas. For me, al fresco dining is a quintessential cityscape for picture taking. The Parisian city cafe is a standard, I have a framed poster of a painting of one in my home...

Thanks, you won't find me complaining much.

^ ^ Really appreciate the comments, thanks. I find walking around downtown Boston on a beautiful day fascinating, the workers out at lunchtime create a palpable buzz, the new and old architecture are a fascinating study and three(!) waterfronts, namely the Charles River, the harbor and Fort...

Boston Urbanism June 2017: Women and kids visiting Boston find downtown to be attractive, safe and interesting; a telling situation for any city. South Boston Waterfront Transportation Center site Echelon site, Seaport...

Hubman, I only recall, and was interested in, mainstream publications covering the curious oddity of the building, the aesthetic. It was striking at the time and really stood out from the rest of the crowd. Professional trade magazines undoubtably covered the structural aspects of it; I think...

Without knowing all of the signature buildings being designed during his time, Pereira seemed to go in another direction from the rest of the pack. The Pyramid garnered a lot of national attention.

Allow me to add this wonder from Wikipedia: Geisel Library is the main library building of the University of California, San Diego Library. It is named in honor of Audrey and Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The building's distinctive Brutalist architecture has resulted in its...