On June 20th, SUMMER SOLTICE…
…is not something I happen to give much thought to, but I have been noticing the early morning and late evening sun creeping around to visit my north…
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On June 19th, 2011, CAPRAROLA…
…is the most idyllic and purely conceived of hilltop Lazian towns which we have made a Sunday pilgrimage to, around Monti Cimini and dominated by the great pentagonal…
On June 18th, 2011, STUDIO 309…
…has been home for almost a year, things move around everyday, people get confused when the desk is in a new place on each of three consecutive daily…
On June 17th, 2011, AGRICOLA CORNELIA…
…the storied piece of hilly agricultural land within a nature reserve, north of town, off the Via Cassia, and just outside of the Grande Raccordo Anulare, is where…
On June 16th, 2011, STALKING PUGLIA…
…is what I have been up to (as any Italian friend who I have bored with endless Puglia talk and questions over the past six months knows well),…
On June 15th, 2011, VILLA LANTE AL GIANICOLO…
…the 16th century hill top residence designed by Giulio Romano, now owned by the Republic of Finland, was the site of the first day of the conference History…
On June 14th, 2011, THE ‘HUNGRY CITY: ROME’ EVENT…
…that I am organizing at the American Academy in Rome for June 23rd has just been announced – spread the word to Roman friends…. HUNGRY CITY: ROME –…
On June 13th, 2011, ‘THE CONSCIENCE OF THE EYE’…
…is the obliquely titled and themed 1990 book by Richard Sennett that I just finished reading which is about the divides between inner experiences and outer lives in…
On June 12th, 2011, THE MID-SUMMERS ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN…
…is needing a good watering every morning (that nearby Lago Bracciano is happy to oblige, providing Rome with the abundant local clean water that is the pride of…
On June 11th, 2011, LADY GAGA AT EUROPRIDE…
…filled Circo Massimo (where ancient Romans raced chariots, staged mock ship battles, and held religious festivals) with a reported million people – for a speech and a couple…
On June 10th, 2011, LONDON SOUTHBANK CENTRE ROOF GARDENS…
…newly installed on top of Queen Elizabeth Hall, in partnership with the Eden Project in Cornwall, is what I am admiring out the window on this alternately warm…
On June 9th, 2011, EDIBLE ESTATE #4: LONDON…
…is what I am always most keen to visit whenever I find myself back in town, and this morning on my way to meetings at the Hayward Gallery…
On June 8th, 2011, MICHAEL CLARK COMPANY…
…presenting their first public performance of new work in Tate Modern‘s Turbine Hall tonight was a lucky stroke for me, having just arrived in town this morning, and…
On June 7th, 2011, MUNTADAS…
…the New York based Spanish artist gave a talk about his work this evening – including the pioneering 1994 internet art project The File Room created back in…
On June 6th, 2011, AN UMBRIAN RAINBOW…
…as enjoyed from the window of a speeding train from Perugia to Rome lasted for about five seconds yesterday.
On June 5th, 2011, PERUGIA’s COMPLESSO DI FONTIVEGGE …
…the sad deserted wastelandish no-mans-land 1988 iconic civic center with town hall, theater, housing project, and modern piazza elevated on a parking podium by renowned Italian architect Aldo…
On June 4th, 2011, FESTARCH…
…a massive architects gathering in it’s first year in Perugia – is where I headed this morning to hear from a few of the endless list of design…
On June 3rd, A ROOFTOP SUNSET DINNER PARTY…
…last night, just after an errant storm passed over delivering a bit of cooling rain, was enjoyed on long rooftop garden-side peony-centered table set in the colorful vintage…
On June 2nd, 2011, A ROMAN MILITARY PARADE…
…is the spectacle I was greeted to after racing down the Gianicolo on my bike – with 80 heads of state in attendance (including U.S. V.P. Biden whose…
On June 1st, 2011, CALCATA…
…is the medieval hill town we have traveled an hour north of Rome to visit this morning – having been on the top of my list of obscure…