“I don’t think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.” Zaha Hadid
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Author Archives: Melanie Dawn
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Lunch Under Our Umbrella
I think we should have more coffeehouses, more cafes, more “third places.” More places where people can get together that’s not work, not home, and where they can interact with people who are different from them. Eric Weiner
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By Your Side
“I would be a kapok tree by your sideStanding with youboth of us shaped like trees.Our roots hold hands underground,Our leaves touch in the clouds.As a gust of wind passes byWe salute each otherAnd not a soulUnderstands our language.” Shu … Continue reading
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CVI.CHE 105
“Happier than a cat in a Peruvian fish market.” Coriander Woodruff
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Harmonic Convergence
Christopher Janney’s Harmonic Convergence, an interactive public art project integrated into the MIA Mover Station at Miami International Airport, was one of the projects recognized by the Americans for the Arts’ Public Art 2012 Year in Review. Miami International Airport
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Follow Your Own Circle
“Follow your own circle. See where it takes you.” Adrienne Posey
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Yellow
Yellow is the color of the east, childhood, and morning. Jeffrey D. Anderson
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I Just Wanted to Say
I just wanted to sayLook around and try to see what’s not there,Look at life and appreciate it,For you will not always hold it. Rafaella, G.W. Carver Middle School (6th grade)
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Charms of Reverie
Do not ask me to describe the charms of reverie, or the contemplative ecstasy into which the smoke of our cigar plunges us. Jules Sandea
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It Was Morning
“It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.” Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull
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Life is Short. Eat Ice Cream.
Dasher & Crank is a craft ice cream shop located in the heart of Wynwood. All of our artisan flavors are made in-house from scratch using local and premium ingredients. Making everything in small-batches allows us to be creative and … Continue reading
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Turkey Vultures in Downtown Miami
Part of me is noting the shallow V of the wings, the dihedral position that distinguishes the Turkey Vulture, even from miles away. Part of me is wondering what great dead animal this flock was settled upon a few minutes … Continue reading