Cumberland Furnace, TN

Last week was National Architecture Week, as deemed by the AIA, and I actually got to get out and enjoy a bit of the local, historical architecture around Middle Tennessee.  I visited Downtown Architectural District of Clarksville, Tennessee and was very impressed!  I hadn't been to Clarksville since I was in...High School?  And I had never seen the cute downtown blocks.

I also visited one of my favorite little communities, Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee.  I married my love in Cumberland Furnace, so it's a pretty special little place to me.

the train depot

the old company store

St. James Episcopal Church

National Register of Historic Places - This Place Matters!

Ethan and I said "I Do" under these Dogwood branches  :)

We Go To Miami and Hang Out in a Parking Garage

Herzog & de Meuron's 11 11 Lincoln Road is a mixed-use development recently completed near the pedestrian shopping street of Lincold Road.  Take the elevator to the top of the parking garage and get some great views of Miami Beach!  Of course, only archi-dorks like ourselves will hang out in a parking garage and think it's awesome...

 

Cole and Ethan checking the views, the columns, and their phones

 The top floor parking deck that also double as event space (someone even got married there).  The wood-wrapped stairs connect to the owner/developer's penthouse on the roof.

Ft. Lauderdale - Bonnet House

Having an afternoon to kill, we decided to check out one of Fort Lauderdale's Historic Places: The Bonnet House.  This turned out to be an awesome lesson in history, architecture, and Florida coastal development patterns.  I think I read about it on a blog somewhere...so glad that I have wasted so many hours reading blogs!