POSTCARD FROM BILBAO Dear ArchitectureWeek, Despite the fame of Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum, most commercial tours of Spain do not yet include a visit to Bilbao, so I spent two day there on my own. — Published 2001.0131
	SEATTLE CELEBRATES ARCHITECTURE WEEK For twelve days in November, Seattle enjoyed its annual opportunity to reach out to other design disciplines, construction groups, and children, to bring them together under the umbrella of architecture. The celebration called Architecture Week, (no relation to ArchitectureWeek, the magazine) was a cluster of events leading up to the AIA Seattle Honor Awards for Washington Architecture, held at Benaroya Hall. — Published 2000.1206
	JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE? Pick up a typical architecture magazine and you become transfixed by images of new buildings and newly renovated spaces from all over the world. In our media culture, these images express the latest stylistic trends and new perceptions of space. The media thrive on images of beautiful objects, but at what cost? While the magazines enthrall their readers with photographs of captivating objects, they may be neglecting the buildings' experiential qualities. — Published 2000.0906
	FRANK GEHRY ROCK TEMPLE In 1969 a screaming, reverberating rendition of the Star Spangled Banner by Jimi Hendrix seemed to herald an end to innocence. His resonant lyric "Are you experienced?" is now recalled in the name of software billionaire Paul G. Allen's Experience Music Project. Hendrix would have appreciated the design approach to Seattle's new museum of pop music. — Published 2000.0712

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