Pernille Christensen - J. Neel Reid Prize Winner, 2003

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BwSLyVBPmFbWcYxfEXMs4-BXhYMrIh3NA6zqTthz3nHlBsA0tWjjXiFC89iO6pH0K9izAl9Dd51KNAHQr8pfXwtG9QzKIEx6BC8x5wzmhiYldPON7LJpWERUHbx0ylsq_McDwXpx7KoH/s1600/2011-08-25-Pernille-Christensen.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646107868234311426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BwSLyVBPmFbWcYxfEXMs4-BXhYMrIh3NA6zqTthz3nHlBsA0tWjjXiFC89iO6pH0K9izAl9Dd51KNAHQr8pfXwtG9QzKIEx6BC8x5wzmhiYldPON7LJpWERUHbx0ylsq_McDwXpx7KoH/s320/2011-08-25-Pernille-Christensen.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 313px;" /></a><strong><a href="http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cred/CVs%20in%20pdf%20format/P-Christensen-cv-2011">Pernille Christensen</a> won the 3rd Neel Reid Prize in 2003.</strong> (<a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/p/j-neel-reid-prize.html">Read more about the prize and the winners.</a>)<br /><br /><br /><br />Pernille's prize project was "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Retracing the Footsteps of John Ruskin</span>." That is a tall order. Ruskin remains the artistic polymath: artist, poet, critic, teacher, philanthropist, champion of Turner, Pre-Raphaelites, and gothic. He remains contemporary and influential.<br /><br /><p dir="ltr"><strong><blockquote>"(Pernille) documented the current state and preservation of classic carvings and decorations that have since deteriorated from the time of Ruskin’s first sketches in his 1853 book, <em>The Stones of Venice</em>."</blockquote></strong></p>At the time Pernille (pronounced: per nell' in "southern") was an intern architect with <a href="http://www.nilesbolton.com/">Niles Bolton Associates</a>. She already had a B. Architecture from Mississippi State, and 2 masters, MARCH and MCRP. from Clemson. She's is now pursuing an academic career as a 2012 PhD candidate, graduate instructor, and research associate at <a href="http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cred/">Clemson's Richard H. Pennell Center for Real Estate Development</a>.<br /><br /><p dir="ltr">When I met Pernille this July at Barnes & Noble in Alpharetta, I knew nothing of this. If you follow design, architecture, the arts, or preservation, Ruskin is hard to miss. But what did he do, really? Quite a lot. Thanks to Pernille, I'm studying.<br /><br /></p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6090876667/" title="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Doges-Disks by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Doges-Disks" height="525" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6090876667_be56b28c9d_o.png" width="305" /></a><br /><br /><p dir="ltr"><strong>In fact John Ruskin's <em>The Stones of Venice</em> is an architecture treatise, illustrated historical preservation document, history, and travelogue.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><strong><br /><br /></strong></p>John Ruskin from Chapter 1:<br /><br /><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"><p>"FOR THE USE OF TRAVELERS WHILE STAYING IN VENICE AND VERONA."</p></blockquote><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;">"(Venice is)...a ghost upon the sands of the sea, so weak—so quiet,—so bereft of all but her loveliness, that we might well doubt, as we watched her faint reflection in the mirage of the lagoon, which was the City, and which the Shadow."<br /><br /><p>"I would endeavor to trace the lines of this image before it be for ever lost, and to record, as far as I may, the warning which seems to me to be uttered by every one of the fast-gaining waves, that beat, like passing bells, against the STONES OF VENICE."</p></blockquote><strong></strong>Pernille found her way to the places Ruskin illustrated 160 years ago. She photographed them to document how much further they'd deteriorated.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6091418800/" title="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Wall-Veil-Decoration by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Wall-Veil-Decoration" height="428" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6091418800_9049fc0811_o.png" width="406" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Pernille told me that <span style="font-style: italic;">The Stones of Venice</span> still worked as a travelogue.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6091418520/" title="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-4-arches by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-4-arches" height="403" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6091418520_776e081f10_o.png" width="486" /></a><br /><br />She explained that Ruskin sought to document things exactly as they were at the time. Which is what she sought to do with her photographs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6090876915/" title="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Shadowy-Driptone by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-Shadowy-Driptone" height="434" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6090876915_53c433bda4_o.png" width="530" /></a><br /><br />The breadth of information in this excerpt on dripstones hint at why Ruskin remains influential.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6091796874/" title="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-x-3-Capitals by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-08-28-Stones-Ruskin-Stones-of-Venice-x-3-Capitals" height="466" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/6091796874_982a842db8_o.png" width="585" /></a><br /><br />"<span id="BugEvents">Today, his ideas and concerns are widely recognized as having anticipated interest in environmentalism, sustainability and craft." -</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruskin">Wikipedia</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Congratulations to Pernille Christensen for her prize, for her career and for introducing us to John Ruskin.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bringing this back to the 21st century, Pernille explains the prize winning "Seed Project," a collaboration, working to develop a method to convert the shipping containers into homes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GKoQqyHZdI0" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="345"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />The illustration are from Archive.org. Where you can find scans of all <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=stones%20of%20venice">3 volumes of The Stones of Venice</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>The Book Supports the Prize</b><br /><br />"<i>J. Neel Reid, Architect </i>by William R. Mitchell. Jr., published by The Georgia Trust, gives new life to Reid's rich legacy, keeping his influence fresh in this new century. <a href="http://www.georgiatrust.org/publications/neel_reid_prize.php">The J. Neel Prize, provided by a Georgia Trust</a> fund produced from the sale of the book, helps ensure continuation of Reid's influence among a new generation of architects." <a href="http://www.georgiatrust.org/publications/neel_reid.php">Buy the book to support the prize and to delight your family</a>.</span><br /><br />

Pernille Christensen - J. Neel Reid Prize Winner, 2003

Pernille Christensen won the 3rd Neel Reid Prize in 2003. ( Read more about the prize and the winners. ) Pernille's prize project was ...

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Mac earns another medal, my bloggong partner for 10 years.

This week Mac was awarded a <a href="http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/IwasawardedaPrideofAustra.html">Pride of Australia Medal. You can read all about here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrydGJokF2tv8pH8FmlYxUFCud7RP-QxLALH-CIcN76GWJrmU6nmj2aQ3Piuyaqizmj1ZI85mbv9fPEVqh1hgqbFoXhb1Xdy2RAp_dMno8_l9VtUxWbvodhVX1C-kzz2gfDd4VfxMwcEw/s1600/Pride-of-Australia-Medal-20110725-A50H0720-Mac-Medals.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645014605432601074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrydGJokF2tv8pH8FmlYxUFCud7RP-QxLALH-CIcN76GWJrmU6nmj2aQ3Piuyaqizmj1ZI85mbv9fPEVqh1hgqbFoXhb1Xdy2RAp_dMno8_l9VtUxWbvodhVX1C-kzz2gfDd4VfxMwcEw/s400/Pride-of-Australia-Medal-20110725-A50H0720-Mac-Medals.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><br />This is McKenzie J. Gregory, Melbourne Australia. He's 89, a WW2 veteran, retired from the Royal Australian Navy, <a href="http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/PrimeMinistersIhavemet.html">aide-de-camp to several Australian prime ministers</a>. Now a naval historian Mac honors the sacrifices of Australia's naval forces mostly though his blog.<br /><br /><br /><br />We met by chance on the web. We've been blogging together for 10 years on <a href="http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/">Ahoy - Mac's Web Log</a>. Mac writes; I put it on the web. We've published more than a million words. It's been my privilege and honor.<br /><br /><br /><br />We've never met though we've talked on the phone a couple times. None-the-less I regard him as family.<br /><br /><br /><br />So I'm delighted that Mac is now on Youtube accepting and commenting on the award.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DJ9_4N67Ngk?hd=1" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />Congratulation Mac!<br /><br />

Mac earns another medal, my bloggong partner for 10 years.

This week Mac was awarded a Pride of Australia Medal. You can read all about here . This is McKenzie J. Gregory, Melbourne Australia. He'...

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2011-08-11 Lucha Rodriquez at Swan Coach House Gallery

Is there a more charming gallery than <a href="http://www.swancoachhouse.com/home.aspx">Swan Coach House Gallery</a>? A more charming <a href="http://www.love-lucha-now.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">artist than Lucha Rodrequez</span></a>?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWMH4QQTpGSbTOiRQLTbbPDk8zy4_0VWLIbiFWOTs_27SaPEJOgl38oDKYAiMcL55o81g0Q0j7hJBoKcIpI7iQbAB_Cg98ewOcuUsGW1jMybOGGSpj-a3gFg0q9H7yFWHaFeqnIj7B79e/s1600/P1130663-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643504264325754466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWMH4QQTpGSbTOiRQLTbbPDk8zy4_0VWLIbiFWOTs_27SaPEJOgl38oDKYAiMcL55o81g0Q0j7hJBoKcIpI7iQbAB_Cg98ewOcuUsGW1jMybOGGSpj-a3gFg0q9H7yFWHaFeqnIj7B79e/s400/P1130663-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br />Does Lucha paint, collage or sculpt?<br /><br /><br /><br />Her work attracted the attention of <a href="http://www.swancoachhouse.com/art_gallery/for_artists/emerging_artist_award.aspx">The Forward Arts Foundation.</a> Lucha won their 2010-11 Emerging Artist Award. She received a $10,000 grant and a solo show at the Swan Coach House Gallery.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033629787/" title="P1130656-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130656-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6202/6033629787_08358d6c13.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />Lucky us: Her show opened on August 11 and runs though September 24.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can meet Lucha at her artist's talk on Saturday, September 10 at 11am.</span> It's so easy to visit the gallery. It's open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033624133/" title="P1130643-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130643-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself" height="476" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6130/6033624133_0db583eabc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />You'll want to meet her. She always dresses for her events.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033629295/" title="P1130652-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself-3x by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130652-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself-3x" height="159" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/6033629295_fb9676cf8c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Lucha may have invented a certain pink.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034181344/" title="P1130648-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130648-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6034181344_22810ac0ca_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Lucha Rodriquez has worked her way through Atlanta galleries: <a href="http://www.kibbeegallery.com/">Kibbee Gallery</a>, <a href="http://www.kailinart.com/">Kai Lin Art</a>, <a href="http://www.beepbeepgallery.com/">Beep Beep Gallery</a> and more. She's shown in France and in Hong Kong. Swan Coach house represents her first solo show. Lucky us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034177474/" title="P1130632-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130632-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6034177474_fc842072e7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />I was moved by her Coach House show.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034196562/" title="P1130665-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Lucha-Rodriquez-false-color by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130665-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Lucha-Rodriquez-false-color" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6034196562_2d7ebe6011_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Her cut paper lattices throw pink, gray, and chartreuse shadows. Colors spill, explode, and beam out yet remain in a warm embrace.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034188216/" title="P1130658-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-outside-in by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130658-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-outside-in" height="375" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6034188216_2b8ba06996.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033642619/" title="P1130675-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Exterior by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130675-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Exterior" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6201/6033642619_bb8a463398_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The Swan Coach House is a small classical building in a garden.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033643095/" title="P1130676-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Exterion-Lucha-Rodriquez-opening by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130676-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Exterion-Lucha-Rodriquez-opening" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/6033643095_9de4298e7f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />There are comfortable places inside and out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033623723/" title="P1130642-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130642-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6033623723_afd1dce875_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The foyer features art and teases with Zen views. The small, perfectly proportioned, perfectly lit main room feels big and cozy.<br /><br /><br /><br />It's an elegant space that makes art look good and people <span style="font-style: italic;">feel</span> good. This would be a good room to measure.<br /><br /><br /><br />Have a look.<br /><br /><br /><br />I just <a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2011/08/four-coats-mural-2-by-lucha-rodriguez.html">blogged Lucha's </a><a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2011/08/four-coats-mural-2-by-lucha-rodriguez.html">Four Coats mural</a><a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2011/08/four-coats-mural-2-by-lucha-rodriguez.html"> for </a><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2011/08/four-coats-mural-2-by-lucha-rodriguez.html">Beep Beep Gallery</a> at 573 Juniper St NE in Midtown. Lucha was kind enough to pose with me. Perhaps one day a grandchild will brag that grandpa knew Lucha Rodriquez.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/5992284195/" title="P1130333-2011-07-30-Four-Coats-Murals-Beep-Beep-by-Lucha-Rodriguez-herself-TK by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130333-2011-07-30-Four-Coats-Murals-Beep-Beep-by-Lucha-Rodriguez-herself-TK" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/5992284195_2a688d421c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The gallery is showing a few works by the Forward Arts foundation finalists.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034176360/" title="P1130625-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-Finalists by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130625-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-Finalists" height="180" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6034176360_188c262b9a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033641165/" title="P1130667-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Soccer-Mom-by-Meg-Aubrey by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130667-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Gallery-Soccer-Mom-by-Meg-Aubrey" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6033641165_398ea189f6.jpg" width="375" /></a><br /><br />You can't miss <a href="http://megaubrey.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meg Aubrey's</span></a> sporty soccer mom. "Balancing Act" oil on canvas, 46"x30"<br /><br />Soccer-Mom-by-Meg-Aubrey<br /><br />

2011-08-11 Lucha Rodriquez at Swan Coach House Gallery

Is there a more charming gallery than Swan Coach House Gallery ? A more charming artist than Lucha Rodrequez ? Does Lucha paint, collage or ...

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Gold Pink Blue Beaux-Arts at Druid Hills Baptist

Is there anything like this anywhere else in Atlanta? Thanks to <a href="http://www.dhbc.org/ministryteam.shtml"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim Wright</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mimi and Graham Walker</span> for giving us a look inside this extraordinary place, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Druid Hills Baptist Church</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S_nzGvab4cQQm_qj0KAm_fyjZ3leuPfmJy1ucHAfNpGHoRgxwSPw4gJRhKoBGVTVoDgV40YhnWslydH4ZJuk1BafCIJnAqcblDwXNlkvWAoMQmDxEB6OVofEpzDlhkNdazoZILA2vGSk/s1600/P1130584-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Waves.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642248872621553778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4S_nzGvab4cQQm_qj0KAm_fyjZ3leuPfmJy1ucHAfNpGHoRgxwSPw4gJRhKoBGVTVoDgV40YhnWslydH4ZJuk1BafCIJnAqcblDwXNlkvWAoMQmDxEB6OVofEpzDlhkNdazoZILA2vGSk/s400/P1130584-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Waves.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/4484620155/" title="P1010428-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-c1928-Atlanta-Ponce by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010428-2010-04-02-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-c1928-Atlanta-Ponce" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4484620155_a48bfda4f5.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />If you've ever driven Ponce de Leon - and who hasn't - this stands at the Ponce's highest point on one of Atlanta's great corners. It's a breathtaking, blonde brick, beaux-art beauty.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm a major bore about this:</span> It's more fun living here when we learn more about the people and great places in our own backyard. In that spirit I approached Jim Wright at the church and gathered a group of architecture tourists.<br /><br /><br /><br />Atlanta <a href="http://thegeorgianrevival.wordpress.com/">contractor, preservationist, writer, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wright Marshall</span></a> wrote this about the church:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Edward Bennett Dougherty</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Arthur Neal Robinson</span> are two architects that have largely been forgotten in their native city...the two men designed one of Atlanta’s most impressive landmarks: the <a href="http://www.christianscienceatlanta.com/">First Church of Christ, Scientist</a>. Both men would design later churches that are similar to this Peachtree landmark...The <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.dhbc.org/">Druid Hills Baptist Church</a> (Dedicated July 1928) was designed by Dougherty</span> and has many similarities. In 1923 Robinson designed the <a href="http://www.christiansciencecincinnati.com/SecondChurch/index.html">Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Cincinnati</a> that also resembles the earlier Atlanta church."</blockquote><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/5553292399/" title="P1010430-2010-03-08-top-Druid-Hills-Baptist-bottom 1st-Christ-Scientist by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1010430-2010-03-08-top-Druid-Hills-Baptist-bottom 1st-Christ-Scientist" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5553292399_370206c197.jpg" width="319" /></a><br /><br />Both are unforgettable. Top: Druid Hills Baptist, bottom: <span id="BugEvents">First Church of Christ, Scientist.</span><br /><br /><br /><br />So where is all this gold, pink and blue?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031288362/" title="P1130549-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuary by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130549-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuary" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6144/6031288362_36b5fa52e7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Up there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030747893/" title="P1130585-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Group-Arch-Shield by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130585-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Group-Arch-Shield" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6075/6030747893_44445fb44e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Up there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030733509/" title="P1130552-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Chandalier by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130552-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Chandalier" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6131/6030733509_09e3a9a5bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Up there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031300468/" title="P1130576-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130576-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6031300468_1f3c9cb8f5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033765849/" title="P1040556-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-by-Terry-Stevick-Ceiling by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1040556-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-by-Terry-Stevick-Ceiling" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6033765849_9036a1a942_z.jpg" width="360" /></a><br /><br />The main level is rusticated, it's fancy around the horseshoe balcony.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034320330/" title="P1040533-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-by-Terry-Stevick-Balcony by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1040533-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-by-Terry-Stevick-Balcony" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6034320330_4f671e5fff_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />See what I mean: plain below, fancy above.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031296138/" title="P1130559-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuary-Angel by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130559-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuary-Angel" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6031296138_2eae72663c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031302798/" title="P1130579-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Group by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130579-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Group" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6031302798_2112577711_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />A church discussion covers a lot of ground and a lot of Atlanta history.<br /><br /><br /><br />This was just one room in this huge church. We slipped out to the portico.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030749397/" title="P1130593-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130593-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico" height="640" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6030749397_852eaceabc_z.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030755185/" title="P1130603-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico-Skyline by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130603-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico-Skyline" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6030755185_77d771e8a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />It's at the highest point on Ponce so there is a good view.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031305860/" title="P1130592-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Lamp-Post by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130592-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Lamp-Post" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/6031305860_0b65bd846d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />How many times have I driven by without looking closely?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030755709/" title="P1130604-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico-Crowd by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130604-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico-Crowd" height="483" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/6030755709_838bb81bcc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I've only scratched the surface of this huge church.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks to our hosts, Jim, Mimi, Graham, and all of the Druid Hills Baptist community. Thanks to fellow tourists Warren Williams, Bobby Mays, Syd Janney, Don Janney, Eileen Drennen, Terry Stevick, Emily Wert, Bill Barber, and Wright Marshal - the more eyes we have the more we can see. I hope we can do it again soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6030727333/" title="P1130545-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Ext-Egg-Dart by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130545-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Ext-Egg-Dart" height="348" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6030727333_34774c681b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031311778/" title="P1130602-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130602-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Portico" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6031311778_d5258e83ab_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Read <a href="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/article/clement-j-ford">Wright Marshall on Clem Ford in <span style="font-style: italic;">Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles</span></a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/6659362/used/They%20continued%20steadfastly%20%3A%20a%20history%20of%20Druid%20Hills%20Baptist%20Church,%20Atlanta,%20Georgia">They continued steadfastly : a history of Druid Hills Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia</a> by Harry Shaw, Jeanne Osborne Shaw, Ga.) Druid Hills Baptist Church (Atlanta)<br /><br /><br /><br />

Gold Pink Blue Beaux-Arts at Druid Hills Baptist

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Gone from behind the School - Teardown week (and preview)

With a great elementary school in the back yard, this could never be a boring place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wtnygUSJdzWBsP2eCprM3egp8NmFKj9xYbatqJj7K-3vkfK-7wqq8oak4OVDTbddtnHuss64CIue0zkjiUBQfjRedGld42RsZbSe4KWpYJzbzMM3oSoQQjygH_vOwFuAGMTlPje-i4Qn/s1600/P1130224-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-dem+o-sign-Spring-Custom-Builders.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641443591133836610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wtnygUSJdzWBsP2eCprM3egp8NmFKj9xYbatqJj7K-3vkfK-7wqq8oak4OVDTbddtnHuss64CIue0zkjiUBQfjRedGld42RsZbSe4KWpYJzbzMM3oSoQQjygH_vOwFuAGMTlPje-i4Qn/s400/P1130224-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-dem+o-sign-Spring-Custom-Builders.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6024400128/" title="2011-07-28-Teardown-1062-Cumberland by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-07-28-Teardown-1062-Cumberland" height="366" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6024400128_05ab55ce6b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />At least 2 generations of children have enjoyed a 30 second walk to school.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/5975227163/" title="P1130223-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition-driveway by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130223-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition-driveway" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5975227163_520c86ba7e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/5975787902/" title="P1130222-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130222-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5975787902_4f6991015a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Sidewalks create a friendly link street between street and house.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/5975227089/" title="P1130221-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130221-2011-07-25-1062-Cumberland-teardown-demolition" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/5975227089_5836bd398e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The yard next door demonstrates how great a tiny yard can be.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll be back to show you what they build.<br /><br /><br /><br />What a week I've had; here is a preview of the posts:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6031296672/" title="P1130562-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuarty-Shield by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130562-2011-08-10-Druid-Hills-Baptist-Church-Sanctuarty-Shield" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6194/6031296672_33b8403d76_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On Wednesday we toured the stunning yet warm and humane <a href="http://www.dhbc.org/">Druid Hills Baptist Church</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6034177474/" title="P1130632-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130632-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6034177474_fc842072e7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6033629295/" title="P1130652-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself-3x by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130652-2011-08-11-Swan-Coach-House-Forward-Arts-Foundation-winner-Lucha-Rodriquez-herself-3x" height="159" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6149/6033629295_fb9676cf8c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On Thursday artist<a href="http://www.love-lucha-now.org/"> Lucha Rodriquez, Forward Arts Foundation </a><span class="st"><a href="http://www.love-lucha-now.org/">Emerging Artist Award winner</a>, </span>opened at the Swan Coach House Gallery.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6043152985/" title="P1130762-2011-08-13-High-Point-Worlds-Larges-Bureau-Save-Me by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130762-2011-08-13-High-Point-Worlds-Larges-Bureau-Save-Me" height="480" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6043152985_cb968a7fbe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On Saturday I visited High Point, my home town, for my high school reunion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6048146761/" title="P1130875-2011-08-15-ICAA-Church-Move-Greg-Palmer--Father-Dye-Michael-Lykoudis-Bill-Harrison by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="P1130875-2011-08-15-ICAA-Church-Move-Greg-Palmer--Father-Dye-Michael-Lykoudis-Bill-Harrison" height="484" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6048146761_23bef56604_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On Monday Father Dye (top right) , Dean Michael Lykoudis from Notre Dame (bottom left), and architects Greg Palmer (top left) and Bill Harrison (bottom right) told us about moving <a href="http://movedbygrace.com/">99-year-old St. Gerard’s Church 900 miles from Buffalo, New York, to Atlanta, Georgia</a>.<br /><br />

Gone from behind the School - Teardown week (and preview)

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Yellow Morningside Poptop. Teardown week.

It's not technically a teardown. They've removed the roof and are making it a 1 1/2 story.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DdpNAjaeOq18G8g4kQbKCoGOEode3K0TP85aS33WsuhtgFmrBwcyy_tONI2NIUE6OLmXNrbZlVcyNhBfOt0kqRF32c1KTsAt_dIZe3tHKOJwGhXaTOSrCABIOUnaUQYa_R8xD_QmlTxP/s1600/2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640017012643238834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DdpNAjaeOq18G8g4kQbKCoGOEode3K0TP85aS33WsuhtgFmrBwcyy_tONI2NIUE6OLmXNrbZlVcyNhBfOt0kqRF32c1KTsAt_dIZe3tHKOJwGhXaTOSrCABIOUnaUQYa_R8xD_QmlTxP/s400/2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />It's in a terrific location. A few minutes of level walking takes you to Alon's baguettes, four or so hilly blocks to the elementary school. It's a<a href="http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com/2009/05/starter-home-368square-foot.html"> few houses from this 1940's house</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6035378273/" title="2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before-2 by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before-2" height="301" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6035378273_440f81e2d2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span><span><br /><br />Well</span><span> kept, yellow with a red door, perfect for a couple or small family today. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrykearns/6035378305/" title="2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before-3 by clambake444, on Flickr"><img alt="2011-07-12-1380-Wessyngton-Teardown-poptop-before-3" height="305" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6035378305_b8759651d2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></span>Lots of trees.<br /><br /><br /><br />You couldn't build this today anywhere inside the perimeter.<br /><br />

Yellow Morningside Poptop. Teardown week.

It's not technically a teardown. They've removed the roof and are making it a 1 1/2 story. It's in a terrific location. A few mi...

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