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The Day Swinging England Invaded America

England swings like a pendulum doBobbies on bicycles, two by twoWestminster Abbey, the tower of Big BenThe rosy-red cheeks of the little children Roger Miller, 1965 I’m on board an Airbus A350 from New York-JFK to London-Heathrow. Last night, my home was the TWA Hotel at JFK. The hotel’s public spaces are in the restored… Continue reading The Day Swinging England Invaded America

TWA Hotel

Wandered through soaring, flowing spaces, admiring how architect Eero Saarinen understood how to leave so much out yet leave us with more. Tonight my home is TWA Hotel, New York JFK Airport. Public spaces are in the restored and reassigned 1962 TWA Flight Center.

Vincent van Gogh

A surprise on our Mississippi walk: Vincent van Gogh reimagined as a hot-air balloon.

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Exuberant Cuban Music

Dinner at the Dakota among vaccinated people: exuberant Cuban music from Jane Bunnett and Maqueque.

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Masks and Vaccines Deliver Freedom

Thanks to masks and vaccines it was good to be part of a live audience, the first at the Guthrie in over 18 months. “What the Constitution Means to Me” brought into sharp relief what the constitution leaves out.

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Ralph Rapson

The theme of today’s cycle ride was star architect, Ralph Rapson. Met a friend at the 1971 Rarig Center at the University of Minnesota then went on to mainly single family homes. We have several pieces of furniture based on Rapson’s designs.

Almost Normal Times

Sipped champagne outside Orchestra Hall before donning masks and heading inside to a full house of vaccinated people. The season opener of the Minnesota Orchestra, with Joshua Bell on the Strad., had interesting juxtapositions I may never figure out.

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Thompson Center

Flew to Chicago, walked, flew home. My “find” was the Thompson Center in the Loop, a postmodern building, with a huge atrium, a teardown candidate. Later, at the Chicago Architecture Center saw inspiring winning entries for a competition to transform and

Tallest Buildings

Cycled downtown to pick up meds. Before cycling back, looked up at the Foshay Tower (1929) framed by buildings of the IDS Center (1972). The Foshay was the tallest building in Minneapolis at 447 ft (607 ft including the antenna mast) until the IDS Tower (792 ft) was built.