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Busy!
Okay, It's been a while since my last post, alot has happened, so here it goes. I have also uploaded almost all of my photos and tried to thoroughly organize them in the gallery here.
On the weekend of the 12th we had taken a trip over to the Tower of London. Definitely has become quite the tourist destination, and really not much new was gleaned ( Read more... ) -
The Wallace Collection
Today is was a purely academic day, about 4 hours worth of class the first half being art history, the second being political science. Our professor had taken us to the Wallace Collection in north west London to study "Applied Art, Design, and Taste". The Wallace Collection is a national museum which displays the works of art collected in the ( Read more... ) -
Day 4
Changing the format of the journal to be a tad more academic: I have to do a journal for one of the classes, might as well kill two birds with one stone.
Busiest day so far, we started out early with a tour of the Houses of Parliament. Our guide was very informative and engaging, works as one of the "doorkeepers" for the House of Commons. ( Read more... ) -
Day 3
Today was spent up at Camden, north central part of London. Essentially like South St. in Philly x1000. Endless streets of quaint, bohemian shops and markets, it was really quite an excursion. Unfortunately most of the group was exhausted and slept through the afternoon and evening. I took the opportunity to go out on a little adventure on my ( Read more... ) -
Photos!
Finally got LJ to upload things properly, so you can check out the gallery here. I'll do a more descriptive post of the individual pix later. I went on a solo excursion to get all the night shots. Sunday nights are perfect, no one was on the streets. A little creepy, but definitely afforded some wonderful opportunities. -
London!
Well I've arrived safe and sound, I wish I had some pix to upload, but I'm feeling incredibly lazy. Two days worth of pix to sort, organize, and upload is a bit daunting. Plus I'll have to upgrade my account. But anyway: LONDON ( Read more... ) -
Preservation Victory!
Posted from Architectural Record
Mechanic’s Overhaul Stalls
August 21, 2007
By David Sadighian
After hearing hours of testimony on August 14, the Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation (CHAP) recommended ( Read more... ) -
Preservation Concerns in Balitmore
Posted from Architectural Record
Brutal Overhaul for Baltimore's Mechanic Theater?
August 10, 2007
by David Sadighian
In the wake of several failures to preserve well known Brutalist buildings around the nation, preservationists in Baltimore are readying ( Read more... )
