To finish 2023 I’d like to share links to some of the websites I check when I need a break, am curious to learn something new, or need inspiration. None of the sites or newsletters listed below are specifically about architecture, engineering, or construction, or the AEC industry. I’ll cover …
Books are the most reliable of gifts. They offer worlds of imagination, exploration, deep connection, wisdom, insight, laughter, wonder, curiosity – the entire range of human endeavor and experience. Below are suggestions for identifying the right book to give or the next book to read, organized by subject and with …
I first met Gyo Obata many years ago as the newly-hired research librarian for HOK’s headquarters in St. Louis. Realizing that everyone …
One of the most reliable ways to regain perspective when feeling overwhelmed or uncertain, feeling blah, or just when a few extra …
“So many books, so little time.” – Frank Zappa Whether searching for a gift, or for your own education, exploration, total immersion …
Precision machining at its best, painstaking measurement and shaping, long hours, unique vision – José Manuel Hermo Barreiro, known as Patelo, a …
“Telescopes at Lowell Observatory in Arizona captured this image of galaxies on May 25, their images marred by the reflected light from …
This little creek in south St. Louis County is part of the vast watershed of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers (click here for an …
100 years ago in Weimar, Germany Walter Gropius founded the visionary and highly influential design program known as the Bauhaus. Integrating art and craft – …
A New Archive of Chicago Buildings Goes Beyond the Loop – the new digital archive Chicago Architecture Data is the work of software developer and …
Steedman murals in the Great Hall – visitors to the main St. Louis Public Library (SLPL) in downtown St. Louis, MO will have …
UIA Professional Practice Commission Database – the International Union of Architects (UIA) has a great searchable collection of information on …
H. Lee Waters Film Collection at Duke University Libraries – from 1936 to 1942 North Carolina photographer H. Lee Waters made hundreds of captivating short …
Lasers Help Metal Resist Rust and Ice – using lasers, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a way of …
Trim Tab v 24 The Water Issue – Winter 2015 issue of the International Living Future Institute’s quarterly digital magazine focuses on …
60 Years of Urban Change: Midwest – striking before and after aerial photos of nine midwestern cities show the profound effect highways …
Bauwelt 24:2014 Stadt und Auto – this June 27, 2014 issue of the German weekly Bauwelt has good articles about cars in …
The Light Therapeutic – article on current research into the effects of light on health, with far-reaching implications for …