B.E.L.T.

Here’s my thank you note to the Riverfront Times for voting my blog, B.E.L.T. the Best Architecture Blog for 2013.

This neon light tower atop the Wellston State Bank is set for demolition in January 2013. The demolition crew is looking for a buyer.

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We could use a Christmas Miracle!

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An original drawing by architect Erwin Knoesel of a building on Watson Road that was covered here:

Some Mid-Century Modern Buildings Along Watson Road.

The Dean of Mid-Century Modern cool, Frank Sinatra.

(Source: francisalbertsinatra, via annromneys-deactivated20121012)

A Canadian artist turned an abandoned farmhouse into a life-sized doll house. An outside wall replaced was replaced with plexiglass. More photos of this amazing project.

Kansas City, MO 1979

(Source: fuckyeahvintage-retro)

Jackie Onassis on the hood of her Benz reading one of the greatest books ever, The Most Beautiful House in the World by Witold Rybczynski.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO. By architect Moshe Safdie. Photos by Toby Weiss.

(Source: kauffmancenter.org)

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Christie Residence, Palm Springs. Architect: James Schmidt. via

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Sherrie Levine, After Mondrian