A Look at the Nix Nature Center
Visiting the James and Rosemary Nix Nature Center in Laguna Beach...
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The 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
The Buckminster Fuller Institute maintains his legacy, ethic, methodology and perspective to help enact change and improve ecological and social conditions on a global scale.
A Trip to the Observatory
All too often, wherever one may live, there is a tendency to miss some of the most unique places to visit and sights to see... However, there are often destinations, closer to home than we may think, that draw both travelers and locals alike
Sculpture + Stair Design
The issue of circulation is of critical importance to design, as it informs how users move through a space and how those spaces relate to one another. In this regard, stairs- in terms of location, design, and configuration- are of particular relevance as a key component of a fundamental building system.
Buildings We Love: the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Boston
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum was built on a ten-acre site at the Columbia Point Peninsula, overlooking the Boston harbor and the ocean beyond.
Completed in 1979 by I.M. Pei & Partners, the complex commemorates the thirty-fifth president with a soaring nine-story glass pavilion. A space-frame structural system enables the extensive glazing that opens the space to the beautiful view of the harbor, with the intent of enabling contemplation and reflection.