Chicago Architecture

Each year in June I visit Chicago to attend the design expo NeoCon, but in equal parts I come to see the city. We just don’t have the imposing and impressive architecture in Washington, nor the clean(er) waterways and certainly not the big-city feel condensed so precisely. On breaks during the …

Montreal

The allure of Montreal was to experience France without the jet lag; a short flight to cobblestone streets, high fashion and haute cuisine. Expecting a more polished and cosmopolitan version of other Canadian outposts I’ve visited, I found Montreal quite typical in its rustic “up north” sensibilities. For sure, traces …