Fire Sprinkler Connection © 2008
Putting out fires…where is that fire hose?
The View from Harbor 550
August 29, 2008 by 5 Comments
View of Milwaukee Art Museum from Harbor 550 © 2008
This lovely brick patio is right on the edge of Lake Michigan. We visited the Harbor 550 on an early morning, but I want to return for an evening visit so I can sit around the brick fireplaces, which are strategically placed along the shoreline, and look out over Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s lakefront.
Delicious!
Milwaukee Art Museum – Caught in Flight
August 20, 2008 by 5 Comments
Milwaukee Art Museum © 2008
Yes, this is Milwaukee. Isn’t she lovely?
This is the Quadracci Pavillion of the Milwaukee Art Museum, which hugs the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee’s downtown, and has easily become a symbol for the revitalization of the city. The design, built in 2001, features a movable winged structure which stretches a magnificent 217 feet when it is open during the day. It closes, folding on itself, at night or during inclement weather.
The architect, Santiago Calatrava, is world-famous for his playfulness and the use of kinetic features. Some of his work, including both the Art Museum and the renowned Turning Torso in Sweden, is featured in this video. If you like buildings, but not your plain-old-ordinary rectilinear buildings, this guy does some amazing work that is art – in and of itself.
Streeterville
August 16, 2008 by 2 Comments
Streeterville Neighborhood in Chicago © 2008 Bo Mackison
I visited Chicago and walked the streets where I once I lived when I was in my twenties, where I studied and played, before I made my escape to Wisconsin. This is a view taken from Northwestern University’s downtown campus. Lake Shore Park, in the foreground, was the spot for 16 inch softball games after classes.
Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center loom in the background. I was near the Water Tower building the day a concrete panel fell from the side of the building. Just glad I wasn’t too close when the building started shedding hard rock!
Architectural Beauty
July 30, 2008 by 10 Comments
Turn of the 20th Century Mansion, Quincy Illinois © 2008 Bo Mackison
Detail of Roof, Including Wrought Iron Tulip Garden © 2008 Bo Mackison
This house in part of a several block stretch of turn-of-the-20th Century homes built on Maine Street in Quincy Illinois. Each home is more fascinating than the last. I love the wrought iron detailing on the roof – can’t you just imagine a stately row of early spring tulips in bloom?
