The End is Near

Well, after a long 2.5 months, today is the day I begin my journey home. This whole trip has ben a lot of fun and really eye-opening into the way that people live everyday life. It has made me think differently about many aspects of not only architecture, but also life. I will be coming home with many new ideas and viewpoints into the way the American society is failing (underutilized public transportation, sprawl, and social interaction to name a few).

It's time now to head off to Dublin, Ireland where I'll have a 13 hour layover, then on to LAX for another 5 hour layover, and on to the final destination, SFO!!!!

See you all soon!

--Jeff
(anxious, yet sad to leave)

Paris Part 2

Here is what I've done and seen in Paris since my last post.


The Eiffel Tower at night - illuminated with blue lighting:
The Eiffel Tower during its hourly night time light show:

Arub Institute:

Marcel Duchamp's "Urinal" - seen at a museum inside the Pompidou:

Piet Mondrian:

Playing soccer with a local kid at Parc Andre Citroen:


Spiral stairs and processional ramps lead the circulation through Villa Savoye:

The exterior of Villa Savoye, displaying Le Corbusier's "Five Points of Architecture":

Paris Part 1

First studio review for Paris is in the morning, so here are some photos of places in Paris I've visited within the last week. Paris is going by really fast (never a good thing) - only a few more days left until I return to America.


I forget the name of this structure, I think it is famous:

From atop Tour Montparnesse which 47 meters shorter than the Eiffel Tower (shown above):

Atop Tour Montparnesse:

Studio Site @ Night - Pompidou Center:

Random guy on the street peeing in a corner while talking on the phone and holding his cane - some sort of magician I guess:

Notre Dame:

St Chappel, just a stones throw from Notre Dame:

Bibliotheque Nationale - National Library for France:

Catacombs under the streets of Paris consisting of REAL skeleton bones:

Paris sewer system (le poo poo):

Le Grande Arche - intersection of 12, yes 12, chaotic streets:

Le Louvre:

La Defense - new urban development on outskirts on Paris to help boost the economy and jobs. This building is a perfect cube with a giant hole punched out of the center:

Pompidou Center:

Parisian Flea Market. It is reportedly the largest flea market in the world (took over 3 hours to walk with only looking at a few booths - it completely takes over all the streets in a whole neighborhood):



More to come soon...

Sistine Chapel

It's been quite a long time since I've posted a blog on here, busy with school and exploring cities. Here is a video I took while at the Sistine Chapel. Ssshhhh, don't tell security. ;)



More to come once Blogger/my internet connection wants to allow me to upload photos, not only videos.