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I have always believed that education is the best

I have always believed that education is the best equalizer and is the most precious gift we can give our children. It’s a powerful way to get from here to there. (WCU Business College designed by VMA). .
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#designforeducation @jeffreytotaro #westchesteruniversity @westchester_university #gettingfromheretothere #education

From here to there. Change is positive and the onl

From here to there. Change is positive and the only way to move forward. .
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#bridge #change #blacklivesmatter #fromheretothere @jeffreytotaro

Thinking about building bridges: making real conne

Thinking about building bridges: making real connections, open dialog. .
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#blacklivesmatter #communication #dialogue #understanding #empathy #education #whiteprivilege #designforeducation @jeffreytotaro

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Philadelphia comes together to clean up. By the ti

Philadelphia comes together to clean up. By the time we got back to our apartment the whole sodden mess of the remains of the bonfire had been put in a dumpster. See all the volunteers cleaning the glass and removing the tagging. Out of the worst comes the best. .
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#philadelphia #cometogether #nomore

Black lives matter! But the expression of frustrat

Black lives matter! But the expression of frustration is really scary. This bon fire sent flames and smoke all around our apartment windows. I got out my hose and soaked this down. Oh that’s a mannequin not a body. .
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#blacklivesmatter #vandalism #scared #fireinthestreets

Looking at things from a distance. So great to be

Looking at things from a distance. So great to be working with this university to help them plan for the future! .
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#planning #campusplanning #masterplanning #comprehensiveplan #lookingtothefuture #15000feethigh #viewfromabove @jeffstikeman_architecturalart

My husband’s mother and sister both served. Marg

My husband’s mother and sister both served. Margaret Donaldson (Voith) was an army nurse in WWII. His sister, was in the air force and was a doctor on congressional and senatorial flights. Sadly neither of these strong intelligent women are still with us. Gratitude to all who have served. .
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#memorialday #thankstothisewhoserve #familyinthemilitary #strongwomen

Dicky’s keeping track. Let’s keep the trend do

Dicky’s keeping track. Let’s keep the trend downward going, Philadelphia. We are at 50% below the peak. Wear masks despite the warmth, keep the distance despite the loneliness. . .
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#thefacts #whatthedatasays #data #sevendaymovingaverage #trackingcaronavirus #c19 #downbyhalf

This used to be the high bay for repair of vehicle

This used to be the high bay for repair of vehicles before we converted this maintenance building into an art center (on a shoe string budget). This central space will be a gallery, a performance space, and a social venue. The subdued palette makes for a great background for all the creativity that will be on display. Almost complete: final installs and punchlisting still to do. It was so much fun to actually be on site today! .
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#renovation #adaptivereuse #artsbuilding #gallery #smallperformancespace #churchfarmschool #independentschool #boardingschool @naisnetwork @tabs_summer @churchfarmschool

I was so happy the day I became a mom to raise thi

I was so happy the day I became a mom to raise this sweet one. .
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#motherhood #momlife #daughter #happymothersday

A walk along the towpath in New Hope. Not a person

A walk along the towpath in New Hope. Not a person in sight.
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#towpath #newhope #newhopepa #water #canal #calm #dailywalk #industrialhistory

A grey morning and a bit chilly, which made for a

A grey morning and a bit chilly, which made for a great time to social distance walk. Philadelphia skyline. .
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#morningwalk #socialdistance #isolation #philadelphiaskyline @schuylkillbanks #schuykillrivertrail #stayingpositive

From my walk today...I passed this house which we

From my walk today...I passed this house which we worked on a number of years ago. We restored these facades and the two properties were combined into one very gracious and very contemporary house with @furydesigninc. I love the inscription on the second riser down “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, a slip of the tongue you may never get over” Poor Richard. .
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#societyhill #townhouse #restoration #preservationmonth2020 #preservation #poorrichard #rowhouse #philadelphiaarchitecture #historicpreservation #traditionaldesign @icaaphila

The Pine Building at the Pennsylvania Hospital fou

The Pine Building at the Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Ben Franklin and Dr Thomas Bond, and designed by Samuel Rhoads. I have always loved this grouping constructed between 1756 and 1809. My daughter was born here. And I am posting this for @agnesvanleuven who spent 20 years working here - photos from this morning’s walk about. .
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#pennsylvaniahospital #benfranklin #drthomasbond #philadelphiaarchitecture #colonialphiladelphia #societyhill #americasfirsthospital #samuelrhoads #morningwalk #classicalarchitecture @icaaphila

Monuments from my morning walk today: Independence

Monuments from my morning walk today: Independence Hall, Liberty Hall, The Second Bank of the United States, Carpenters Hall, The First Bank of the United States and the Merchants Exchange. A lot of history just a mile or so from our apartment. It was a soft morning with a lot of flowers and birds as well. .
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#philadelphia #philadelphiahistory #americanhistory #independencehall #firstbankoftheunitedstates #secondbankoftheunitedstates #merchantsexchange #libertyhall #strickland #colonialphiladelphia #societyhill

Dick has been tracking the data published by the N

Dick has been tracking the data published by the NYT on a county basis for Philadelphia. This is the seven day moving average since March. I think this looks like we are at the height of the flattened curve at about 450 cases a day and so far this has lasted 21 days. The question is how long do we stay here? .
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#covid19dailycases #sevendaymovingaverage #flattenedcurve #graph #philadelphia #philadelphiacovid #trackingthecurve #wherearewe #numbersinpictures #stats #statistics #covidstatistics #covidphiladelphia

This is what counts as a reunion. Yale School of A

This is what counts as a reunion. Yale School of Architecture 40th! We were about 15 in all with the call ins etc which is not quite half the class. Heartwarming fun. Boola Boola. .
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@sharby54 @laura_theory @marikomasuoka @finnjs1 #yaleschoolofarchitecture @kidston21 @yalearchitecture #reunion #fungi

Between my sophomore and junior years at Bryn Mawr

Between my sophomore and junior years at Bryn Mawr I got a summer job working for The Architects Collaborative. I was 19. I had no idea how lucky I was to be part of the team working on the Johns Manville World Headquarters under Joe Hoskins, John Sheehy, Michael Gebhart. They were great, I loved my job and didn’t go back to school for a year. Swipe for more amazing pictures of this project. If you swipe all the way to the end you will see parking spaces. I think I drew a hundred versions of that horseshoe shaped parking lot with every space in it. In ink on Mylar. What a year. .
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#thearchitectscollaborative #TAC #johnsmanvilleworldheadquarters #internarchitect #firstjob #menialtasks #letraset #1974 #johnsheehy #joehoskins #michaelgebhart

So I have been thinking about my teens and why I b

So I have been thinking about my teens and why I became interested in design. My dad was a mathematician passionate about games. He invented this one: MEM. Had a friend design it and had me as his sales force at the age of 14 and 15 going to call on department store buyers. Swipe for the basic competitive pattern matching concept and the instruction books neatly stored inside the board. .
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#MEM #mathematician #anatolwolfholt #education #earlyarchitect #gamedesign #travelingsalesgirl #patternmatching

On a long walk on Saturday we crossed what was a r

On a long walk on Saturday we crossed what was a railroad bridge but is now for bikes and people. My old neighborhood, Manayunk with the canal and views of the Schuylkill River. It was cold and blustery and very few people were out. I am going to have to do this again soon. .
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#manayunk #philadelphia #hilltown #socialdistancing #afternoonwalks #schuylkillriver #myhood #canal #canalview #milltown

240 surgical face masks arrived at our apartment t

240 surgical face masks arrived at our apartment this eve by DHL from our friend Wang Yi in Beijing. She was concerned about us. I am so grateful for the generosity. We will be sharing them around. .
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#ittakestheworld #generosity #gratitude #facemasks #covi̇d19 #friendship #lookingoutforeachother

Is it a hat or a snake that swallowed an elephant

Is it a hat or a snake that swallowed an elephant or a flattened C 19 curve? .
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#thelittleprince #lepetitprince #visualcues #childhoodmemories #wewillgetthroughthis #offthedeepend

I can see this church from my window. The First Ba

I can see this church from my window. The First Baptist Church built in 1899 and designed by Philadelphia architect Edgar V Seeler. It is now owned by the Liberti Church. The astonishing thing about this photo is how clear it is and how clean the sky feels. A silver lining to the drastic reduction in traffic. Happy Easter everyone. .
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#easter #firstbaptistchurch #edgarseeler #victorianarchitecture #romanesque #clearskies #blueskies #romanesquearchitecture #philadelphiaarchitecture #religiousbuilding #church