Lately, I’ve become very interested in live/work uses. This is not something that I have written much about over the years, but it is now on my mind for a few reasons. One, many of us tried working from home for the first time over… Read More
About a month ago, I said on the blog that we had partnered with two local artists for our Junction House project. The first was Leeay Aikawa and the second was a surprise. Well the second one is no longer a surprise. It is Ben Johnston and… Read More
We made a video for our Junction House project. If you can’t see it embedded below, click here. You may have already seen some of the cut-downs on my socials, but this is the full version. The stickers under our projecting Junction House sign box… Read More
We switched coasts today. Here is a photo of our Miami Beach hotel taken from the boardwalk with my iPhone: And here is the after: I took it into Lightroom. Fixed the alignment of the building. Whitened it, but brought out the beautiful warm sunset light… Read More
The New York Times ran an interesting piece this past week about the rise and fall of Bleecker Street in the West Village. The synopsis of the story is as follows: Bleecker was once a quaint West Village street. Then the yuppy cupcake shop and… Read More
Earlier this month a new restaurant – called Saltz – opened up in Zurich’s historic Dolder Grand Hotel. (The building was originally built in the late 19th century, but an extension was added in 2008 by architecture firm Foster + Partners.) Designed by artist Rolf… Read More
It’s raining here in Miami Beach this morning. But the city is still buzzing with Art Basel and everything else that is going on right now. It’s been interesting to learn about some of the measures that Miami Beach is taking to deal with flood… Read More
Some people believe that cities are all about bricks and mortar. While other people believe that they are first and foremost about people. Though I wholeheartedly believe that our built environment has a profound affect on our lives, I am in the latter camp. Real… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 