Reading Merlin Sheldrake’s 2020 book Entangled Life, on the world of fungi may change how you look at your back yard and your dinner, what you think of as “living” and not-living. It will stretch your thinking about interconnectedness and communication. It certainly has for me. Search for it in …
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 …
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 …