This Mother’s Day I happened to be in Honolulu and I gifted myself a photo shoot jog in downtown.

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Architecture Field Trip - Pomona Civic Center

Which city has the largest concentration of Welton Becket and Associates-designed architecture in the nation? If you thought Pomona, you would be correct!

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Architecture Field Trip - 3 City Halls in the San Gabriel Valley

If you’re a fan of civic architecture, here are 3 city halls to visit in the San Gabriel Valley, each expressed in a different architecture style!

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Architect Corner - Frank Lloyd Wright, Marin County Civic Center

After landing at Oakland Airport last year, my son the architect whisked me straight away to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin County Civic Center - a perfect start for our time together in the Bay Area!

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