#preservation

Jane’s Walk and a Naughty Dérive

Municipal Art Society’s “Jane’s Walk” West Village, May 5th 2012,was fun and invigorating. I was the “official” photographer and took my...

Light Planning; Chinatown Little Italy Historic District

Light Planning and Community Involvement Official map of the Chinatown Little Italy Historic District boundaries The Chinatown Little...

dérive*: A Cultural Week in Manhattan – 090725

July 19 — Washington Square park Walking home, in the warm breezes of this summer’s evening — Washington Square Park is alive! It seems...

Hangzhou to Suzhou: From the Elegant (Grand Canal) to the Sublime (Lion Forest Garden)

Hangzhou (杭州市区) Today Hangzhou is an important cultural center in China. It was the capital of the Song Dynasty, starting 1127, for...

A Portal of Worship – the Mid-Manhattan Library, Light and Public Artworks

Joan Grubin explains "Portal" to Leni I love the Mid-Manhattan Library on West 40th and Fifth Avenue, the poor cousin to the 1911,...

BBC Scotland and Glasgow School of Art interview

Glasgow School of Art – one of his masterpieces. Louise Lockwood, director, and I spent three hours together exploring references,...