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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Morrow Royal Pavillion - Recycled Glass; "Eco-Friendly" & Cool

Morrow Royal Pavilion, Henderson, Nevada, USA
Recently completed the Morrow Royal Pavilion is one of the more significant and notable "eco-friendly" buildings constructed in recent years. The building is not only "eco-friendly"; it is also architecturally and aesthetically interesting and it has generated a good deal of publicity garnering headlines such as "Cash not the only thing green in Sin City - Vegas now home to world's largest green building made with recycled beer bottles" and "Las Vegas Entrepreneur finds a creative way to recycle Beer Drinkers ...

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Antoni Gaudí's Barcelona - Palau Güell

Palau Guell, Barcelona, Spain
GAUDÍ'S BARCELONA - A PERSONAL TOUR PART 2

At age 26 Antoni Gaudí met Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi, a wealthy Catalan industrialist, politician and patron of the arts. That meeting would have an influence on Gaudí's career that extended for many years and commissions from Güell ultimately gave rise to some of Gaudí's most renowned creations including several that bear his name; Palau Güell, Parque Güell and the ...

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Antoni Gaudí's Barcelona - Casa Batlló

Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain
GAUDÍ'S BARCELONA - A PERSONAL TOUR PART 1

Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to take a long vacation in Europe. A long lazy week in Barcelona before a Mediterranean cruise sailing out of the port there afforded me the opportunity to experience firsthand some of Antoni Gaudí's outstanding and unique work. Camera in hand I was able to visit several Gaudí sites and that has afforded me the opportunity to add a series of ...