Friday, June 13, 2014

Pic of the Week


Riverside Hospital, North Brother Island
Riverside Hospital, North Brother Island located in the East River in the Bronx. Now a derelict place and bird sanctuary (not open to the public). Once home to Typhoid Mary and others, this building, among many on the island, sits and rots. (BTW, Great use of curvilinear form) Read more about this place: untappedcities-north-brother-island

Friday, June 6, 2014

Hadrian and Others




Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula)
Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Gaius Octavius (Augustus)
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula)

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Alternative Portfolio 2, Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant


Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
Built between 1973-1984 by LILCO
In 1985 permission was given to perform 5% low power test
After considerable opposition, in May 1989 LILCO agreed not to operate the plant

















Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Beethoven Was A Great Architect

Alternative architecture as expressed by Wright, "He (Beethoven) was a great architect..."

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Alternative Portfolio 1, Wardenclyffe + Fantasyland






Mr. Roarke; "Welcome to Fantasy Island! I mean Long Island"











Wardenclyffe, Tesla and Stanford White, Shoreham NY

Monday, May 26, 2014

What Do You Think?

A discussion is sorely needed (rather than saterical videos such as this one)
on what constitutes "eye pollution" but hey that's why I started this blog!