Minneapolis, Rock City
Minneapolis, Kansas is the place where intrepid adventurers can find Rock City, the world’s largest collection of sandstone concretions. Driving along the highway in Kansas, there are billboards for Rock City. It makes sense that an interested tourist would expect something like buildings or at least huts built out of rock. Rock City is actually [...]
Stucco with shed roofs on Cedar
I have to admit, I’ve been driving right by this remarkable little church for years without ever once pausing to appreciate Ralph Rapson’s humble work. Until recently I would not have considered myself one of Rapson’s fans. Those awful Brasillia like towers on the West Bank have always irritated me. I can’t believe Mary Tyler [...]
What has Richard Nixon ever done for you?
What has Richard Nixon ever done for you? Nixon, Nixon, Nixon… President Richard Nixon talks with his former rival Hubert Humphrey on election night 1972. The two men, who ran against each other the previous presidential election in 1968, refer to each other as friends.
DOCOMOMO Presents: Modernist Sacred Spaces Tour
DOCOMOMO US MN Presents: Modernist Sacred Spaces Tour DOCOMOMO stands for DOcumentation and COnservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the MOdern MOvement. DOCOMOMO promotes the study, interpretation and protection of the architecture, landscape and urban design of the Modern Movement. WHO: DOCOMOMO US MN WHAT: Modernist Sacred Spaces Tour WHERE: Churches across Minneapolis and [...]
Swamp of the Day
“I had to explain what wetlands are, … We call them swamps. But wetlands are natural sponges, and we need them to absorb water, to filter pollutants.” Rose Johnson
