The piece de resistance is the sloping media center hanging off the cantilevered exhibition halls.
Across from Mass Eye and Ear
OK it isn't open yet but will be by the time this goes to press! Scheduled to open June 08 in the Museum District of San Francisco, Daniel Libeskind's dizzying design has bewildered and entranced passers by for the past few years of its construction. A huge metallic "crystal" appears to have literally grown out of the brick-clad 1907 Jessie Street Power Station. Libeskind was said to be inspired by the Hebrew letters of “chai” (life).
This is a nod to Eggleston's picture of a time when air travel was glamorous. Cramped in Coach, there is nothing preventing you from creating your own Bliss : request a window seat; cue your playlist; bring your own teabag and chocolate brioche (latter not pictured). (O)mmmm .....
When my parents visited me from India last Fall, we took a day trip to Yosemite. It was only October, but we were treated to snowfall. My parents had never seen snow before, and marvelled at the snowflakes. By the time we reached the Giant Sequoias there were dense flurries. My parents seemed more fascinated by the snow than the Park. It was the first snowfall of the season, and my parents' first encounter with snow ever.
Photo Essay written 10 April 2008
A photo essay inspired by - and including - diary entries from my visit to Istanbul.
Veggie Vendor in Nişantasi, Istanbul
This City had my name written all over it.
A must do - 28 miles of waterfront real estate with jaw dropping views
Colin Fernandes has been a member since 17 December 2007 and goes by ColinFernandes.
Currently in the Bay Area.
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I am a 30 something year old physician-photographer-collector-DJ-writer whose idea of a getaway is being a flaneur in the concrete jungle.