Random Photo #01

Rooftop of Eva's Backpackers
Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia

Pittwater

On grey and rainy Sunday in June, I headed up to the Pittwater area for dinner and we stopped at the beach where you can imagine how lovely it is in the summer!


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The family had several wild pets who stopped by for dinner, including the Kookaburra and the Possum - different to the North American Opossum.

Architecture on Architecture

If you happen to be in the market for a new coffee-table book, check out the newly published monograph of the architecture firm I work for in New York City!

The Amazon link is in my list of links to the right and the cover of the book is shown here.

Some of the projects the firm is especially known for: The New 42nd Street Studios (NYC), Chanel Headquarters 57th Street (NYC) and Saginaw Art Museum (Michigan).



Platt Byard Dovell White Architects
20 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10010 USA
www.pbdw.com

Ode to Coffee

I think it's appropriate that there is an overwhelming presence of caffeine in this blog.

Campos – recently mentioned in the New York Times/Travel: The Remix; Coffee Down Under | Blame It On Roma – is probably the best cup of coffee in Sydney. And time will tell whether it's a good or bad thing that the place is across the street from where I live.


193 Missenden Road (off King Street)
Newtown (Sydney)

Rotary Shares

July 2007 marks the beginning of a new Rotary year under the theme "Rotary Shares." Each Rotary Club has a changeover celebration to pass the club leadership over to the new President and Board. I went to two changeover meetings, the first for Sydney Inner West and the second for Rose Bay, my host club.


Left to Right: Doug McArthur (2007-2008 Rose Bay President & my host counselor), Julie, Peter Zadelis (Rose Bay Past President 2006-2007)

Winter in Sydney (June - August)

So far it's like the wet, chilly Autumn season in Michigan and New York:

June 5 - World Environment Day

For my part, I made a presentation to the Turramurra Rotary Club on June 5th and spoke about the environmental movement in the building industry. The club members were very interested in the current architectural trend toward sustainability and I hope they support it when possible!

For more information on World Environment Day, an initiative started by the United Nations, follow the link below.
United Nations Environment Programme: World Environment Day

Additional links to websites with pertinent information in climate change, potential effects and what you can do:
World Health Organization
G8 Summit 2007
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas
Friends of the Earth

And in honor of the UN and other international bodies, like the G8 Summit currently meeting in Germany, that attempt to gain support in the area of climate change, I thought you may enjoy this cartoon: