Gaudí’s spectacular Casa Batlló, Barcelona

By Kimberly Sullivan | January 28, 2014 |

I’ve already written a post about Antonin Gaudí’s first major commission in Barcelona, Spain – the Palau Güell. The Catalan architect’s work are on prominent display all around Barcelona – and one that should not be missed is the whimsical Casa Batlló. This home, also known locally as the Casa dels ossos (House of Bones) for its bone-like shapes,…

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Reason #5369 to love Rome: The modern Jubilee Church

By Kimberly Sullivan | December 24, 2013 |

When one thinks of Rome, it is not generally modern architecture that comes to mind. And yet, many of today’s ‘starchitects’  have undertaken major projects here in the Eternal City. Renzo Piano built Rome’s Auditorium, Zaha Hadid the MAXXI Museum (Both in Rome’s Flaminio neighborhood). Massimiliano Fuksas’ ‘Cloud’  Roman Congress Center is currently being built…

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Skyscraper Tourism: Taipei 101

By Kimberly Sullivan | November 12, 2013 |

I have two little skyscraper fanatics with me when I travel. And, if you twist my arm, I may admit that I’ve always enjoyed skyscraper tourism myself. I was excited to go to the top of New York’s former World Trade Center and Chicago’s Sears Tower, back when they were the tallest skyscrapers in the…

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