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Chapel to the Virgin Mary at Mission San Luis Rey One of my goal for this year is to visit a bunch of the California missions. I last m...

Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro, built in 1874 Although the sky was leaden, I went to visit a couple of the local lighthouses, Po...

Corridor through the storage units Another day, another post. ;-) I don't have much to talk about today, being distracted by vari...

Alternating bands of shadow and light at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center I am fond of repetition and pattern. When looking at archite...

Japanese Garden at the Huntington : Arbor of Pure Breeze A while back, I promised you all some photos of the newly reopened Japanese Ga...

The view from the Hammer Museum gallery floor, looking past the Skylight Gardens dome towards the Fox Theater. The cupola of the Janss Do...

Detail of Crouching Tiger Monastery I (2011) by Kenny Harris Each place has a presence, a spirit built up over the ages, formed by th...

Clipped Hedges in the garden at the Banning House This weekend, I was able to pay a visit to the Banning Museum in Wilmington, near th...

Entry to Riverside's Mission Inn , flanked by giant Nutcrackers  This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the historic Mission...

Pacific Life Building (1972) in Newport Beach, designed by William Pereira  Last week, we looked at some paintings of the Theme Build...

LAX Theme Building from Parking Lot (2011) by Danny Heller With brilliant hues and broad design, the exploration of light and space is...

"Punch card" windows along the northern face of Ahmanson Hall at Otis College  How will buildings of the future look? How ca...

TRW's Space Park campus was used for the Star Trek episode " Operation: Annihilate!"  One interesting aspect to life i...

Build Boom Bust (2011) by Brian Cooper The Torrance Art Museum is currently showing Cities: Visionary Places , curated by Camilla B...

Storm Crown Mechanism (2009) by David Trautrimas At Bergamot Station, dnj Gallery is holding a group show featuring a number of artist...

Singapore Flyer On this date in 1893, the first Ferris Wheel was opened at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It was 264 f...

Approaching Wayfarers Chapel For Good Friday, I decided that I wasn't in the mood for meditations upon the bodily sufferings of Jesus, ...