On losing Frank Gehry, and remembering the decades he spent transforming material, space, and the future of architecture forever. When I woke up today I didn’t plan to write an obituary, I’ve never written one before. I’m still processing the news that Frank Gehry has passed away. For those of us obsessed with the builtContinue reading “Frank Gehry: The Architect Who Showed Us Movement in Architecture”
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Gran Hotel Ciudad de México: A Hidden Glass Ceiling in the Heart of Centro Histórico
In Search of the World’s Most Beautiful Glass Ceiling Field Reflection: I wasn’t planning to write about an elevator today. But maybe I should’ve seen it coming. Every trip ends with one. As for now, today I was chasing a memory, a fuzzy, architecturalish, probably warped by Pinterest and Instagram memory. A massive Tiffany’s glassContinue reading “Gran Hotel Ciudad de México: A Hidden Glass Ceiling in the Heart of Centro Histórico”
Brutal Concrete: The Architectural Evolution of Piccadilly Plaza in Manchester
A deep dive into Manchester’s City Tower (originally Sunley House)—a brutalist landmark of concrete geometry, sculptural form, and evolving modernism.
NOMAD SKETCHBOOK 