What I think about when I think about The Fast & The Furious... cultural geography, architecture and landscapes of the blockbuster film series. Originally posted on my Medium blog. --- Escape Velocity American Identity in The Fast & The Furious “Americans cleave to the things of this... View full entry
Some thoughts on Pixar's "Coco" - originally posted over on my blog on Medium. --- Old town. Favela. Souk. Slum. Ghetto. Historic district. Shanty Town. Handmade architecture. Organic urbanism. As long as humans have organized themselves into a coherent society, they have constructed habitats... View full entry
Some thoughts on architecture in the Anthropocene. Originally posted over at my Medium page. [Seattle & Olympic Mountains] “Here we go mistaking clouds for mountainsHere’s the thing that brings the sparrows to the fountains”Andrew Bird, “Danse Caribe” “What was the human world like... View full entry
Chinese garden design is an artistic practice that, by most accounts, has evolved over thousands of years. Several of Suzhou's famous gardens claim to have been founded in the first and second centuries C.E., their design evolving over time with expansion, destruction, restoration, etc. While many... View full entry
I was hoping for some culture shock.After a year each in Basel and Rome, and three years in Shanghai, I had become somewhat addicted to novelty, to that sense of discovery one feels exploring a new city. Arrival is a thrill. You know nothing, but find your way, assembling a mental map from... View full entry
Returning to the US after years of work and travel abroad, Evan Chakroff attempts to bring a global perspective to analysis of the relatively-unknown architectural traditions of his new home, Seattle, Washington.... and beyond....
