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Category Archives: Architecture
Responding to the Quiet
Here at TBTP we’re always keep an eye out for attention grabbing street art and dynamic installations. This mesmerizing work by California-based artist Phillip K. Smith III seized our attention immediately. As you will see from the video below (if … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Film, USA
Tagged California, Joshua Tree, Joshua Tree California
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Not Just Hapsburgs
This Spring, I made it back to Vienna (Wien) after a very long absence and immediately wondered why it took me so long to return. It’s a stunningly beautiful and historic city that is well worth a visit. Whether you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, History, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Austria, House of Habsburg, Vienna, Wien
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Bye-Bye Banksy
The mysterious street artist Banksy has completed the final piece of his “Better Out Than In” NYC residency. His “inflatable throw-up on the Long Island Expressway” in the Borough of Queens is a simple set of balloons spelling out Banksy. The … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Art, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged Banksy, Housing Works, New York, New York City, Queens
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Grimm City
The 200th anniversary of the first publication of the Brothers Grimm fairytales was marked with a wide variety of touristy events in Germany. But the most imaginative and innovative celebration was a collaboration by a group of designers and architects. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe
Tagged Brothers Grimm, Fairy tale, FleaFolly Architects, Folklore, Germany
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KAWS born to bend
I’ve spent quite a bit of time hanging around Philadelphia’s awesome Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (mainly because my very talented wife went to art school at the historic institution). I never expected to see the eye-popping Born to Bend … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brian Donnelly, KAWS, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia
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Discover Budapest
H/T to TBTP reader Rita from the website Love My Vouchers for this fun infographic (see below) on incredible Budapest. After spending a delightful week in Budapest this Spring, I’ve become an ardent proselytizer for the charms of Hungary’s capital. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Budapest, Hungary, Prague, River Danube, Travel and Tourism, Vienna
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La Tour Paris
La Tour Paris 13 is a unique street art event that has transformed a derelict Seine-side apartment building in the 13th arrondissment into a ten story installation. The free event, which runs through the month of October, has covered the … Continue reading
I Want The Space Shuttle
Situated in a former industrial warehouse building, Bonn Germany’s BaseCamp Young Hostel is a very clever campground with a twist. The hostel consists of a group of rehabbed, quirky, vintage camping trailers and rail cars. The units are arranged in a … Continue reading
Divine Bookstore
The Dutch are still devoted to reading and to their bookstores. You might even say that they are religious about literature. Booklovers around the world are familiar with the glorious Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht which is housed in a gorgeous … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Amsterdam, Bookselling, Maastricht, Netherlands, Zwolle
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Travel Between The Pages 