Another theme from Expo 2020 was use of natural construction materials, in this case the Terra exhibit had a box of rocks walls....

A dozen years ago I proposed turning a blighted 8th story building we owned at 140 S Saginaw Pontiac (former IRS tower) into a vertical...

Pictures with few words. These were some of the national pavilions at Expo 2020 in Dubai. If you read my earlier post about the USA...

This image from the incredible Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2020. Am I covered in black and white paint or is this a projected illusion?...

Yes of course solar doesn't work. WTH? Show me something with more energy than the sun and I will agree with you. For those naysayers who...

I my last post I referenced my trip to The UAE for Expo 2020. While there I drove over 600 miles to the edges of the Emirates, and into...

Expo 2020 is The UAE's coming out party. As if the world doesn't already know Dubai and the Emirates are a New World powerhouse of ideas...

Because of the Gulfstream, on this day in January, Oslo was warmer than Miami. The Fjord does not freeze, but the sun sets by 4:30pm. The...

This is a sushi bar in Oslo. This is great design. This is a room you just want to spend time in.

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At 20 years young, I read "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda. I'd like to say it was life changing, but I clearly hadn't...

When was the last time America built a public boardwalk or Pier? These landmarks are gathering spaces for all citizens - those who...

Thanks to my cool kid sister, my family gathered in this slick airbnb up in the mountains of SoCal. I marveled at the reuse and...

Idyllic even on a Monday night the crowds were gathering here. The rest of Beverly Hills seemed deserted but this single...

This picture looks lovely, but I cropped out the homeless camp to the right as I shot it on my iPhone around 8:30am on a Monday morning....

Strolling between Wilshire and Santa Monica Blvd in Beverly Hills at just after dawn, I saw well suited banker types filing into this...

I spent a couple hours working from my laptop on the rooftop of the Sixty Hotel on Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills last week. The weather...

Out of the hospital, up on the top floor but realizing that the 8th floor down the hill is lower than the 8th floor up the hill. It's all...

Someone recently called me an Asshole. In fact, they called me 'a racist asshole', and others jumped on to trumpet these words - not...

This is our new lobby in 1100 W Saginaw, Lansing. It shows the amazing growth and history of Care Free Medical Clinic and the great work...