Guggenheim Museum, New York: Modern Masterpiece
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008The Guggenheim Museum is its own main exhibit - the Kandinskys, Klees, and Mondrians are ornaments on a Frank Lloyd Wright sculpture. Visitors to the Museum of Non-Objective Painting ride an elevator to the top and stroll down the spiral ramp, admiring the art they don’t understand.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco: The Steel Harp
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007It’s 1937. America is in the depths of the Great Depression. People need hope, they need food, they need jobs. San Francisco needs a tourist landmark. The Golden Gate Bridge is the answer. On May 27, President Roosevelt pushed the button, traffic began to flow, and it’s still flowing 2 billion vehicles later.