I think people probably forget how influential Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome actually is in the Missouri Botanical Garden. Its design was revolutionary, daring, and took a lot of guts on the part of administrators to…
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The St. Louis Arsenal
When a small Confederate army set up camp on the site of what is now Saint Louis University, their plot to seize the weapons stored at the Arsenal south of downtown began to unfold. However,…
Old Seventh District Police Station, Tower Grove East
Even the police stations back in the day had a sense of style, whether it was the front door (Tower Grove East is now in the Third District, by the way), or the door…
A Startling Collapse, St. Louis Place Park
What I try to convey to people about the built environment in St. Louis is not just simply the aesthetic quality of its architecture, but the fascinating stories behind each building. Take the German Freethinkers’…
Maplewood Post Office
Edinburgh, Scotland
I was in Edinburgh, Scotland, for business a couple of weekends ago, and I was impressed with the urban density of the central city. They are in the process of installing a streetcar system, so…
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Ok, that picture above probably ranks as the worst photo I’ve ever taken, but it was the best I could do as we were racing north through England to get to Edinburgh before the Scottish…
World’s Fair Pavillion, Forest Park
Built in 1909 with proceeds from the 1904 World’s Fair, the World’s Fair Pavillion sits high above Forest Park on Government Hill. It’s interesting to see how dramatically styles and fashion had changed since the…
The Pentagon, Spring 2002, from Arlington National Cemetery
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, Italy
There’s an amazing open air shopping mall in downtown Milan, and when I saw it, I knew it seemed familiar. That’s right, I saw a similar mall in Naples.
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