sit on this art

sit on this art

Posted by eve on Jun 13, 2011 | No Comments

These benches were spotted in Melbourne Australia.   Different and gorgeous.  Art to sit on.

vent or bench?

vent or bench?

Posted by eve on Mar 22, 2011 | No Comments

I love these benches built to cover air vents in Queens, New York. 

ownership

ownership

Posted by eve on May 19, 2010 | 9 Comments

I was disappointed.   And then I wasn’t.

Every month Kim, Sara & I host a cityLIVE! event.  We are interested, as we believe our audience is, in understanding issues that impact our city and region.  We are interested in holding a forum that allows everyone to attend.  And we are most interested in nurturing a thoughtful exchange of ideas.

things to learn from Paris #3

things to learn from Paris #3

Posted by eve on Mar 12, 2010 | One Comment

Remember this story?   Mon dieu!  You don’t have to spend $1010 on a trash can.


dreaming red

dreaming red

Posted by eve on Mar 1, 2010 | No Comments

We sold our Lake House a couple of years ago.   It had become a burdensome retreat, large and a lot to care for.   Most days we’d sit in the tiniest room just off the kitchen, reading and looking at the gorgeous lake view.

design a Pgh pop up

design a Pgh pop up

Posted by eve on Feb 12, 2010 | No Comments

cityLAB is going to pop Pittsburgh up in some other cities.  We are hosting a one-day creative event (a charrette) at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture in Pittsburgh. Designers, architects, artists and wanna-be artists will work in teams to design a pop up that describes Pittsburgh best.

celebrating buses

celebrating buses

Posted by eve on Jan 23, 2010 | 6 Comments

Our bus stop shelters are as dreary as January in Pittsburgh.  While they may be utilitarian they are quite pedestrian and uninspired.   The essential bus stop sign hasn’t even been integrated into the shelter.   It stands all alone, attached to a nearby post or pole, an afterthought.  What a shameful solution for a bus system that has more riders than most other cities in the US.

under the freeway

under the freeway

Posted by eve on Dec 2, 2009 | No Comments

Endless miles of freeway have always irritated me.  They plow through neighborhoods, dissecting blocks and turn well worn paths and local connections into dead ends.  Instead of sustaining cities they perpetuate sprawl.

moderns tour

Posted by eve on Oct 2, 2009 | No Comments

As part of an annual its North American Tour Day to call attention to modernist design, DOCOMOMO US has designated Pittsburgh a Tour Day city.

the devil is in the details

the devil is in the details

Posted by eve on Jul 29, 2009 | One Comment

The August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh’s Downtown is close to completion.  It is an important building, a cultural center devoted to the African American Arts, and it has been a long time coming.