POSTCARD FROM SYDNEY Dear ArchitectureWeek, The famous Sydney Opera House, of course, dominates Australia's Sydney Harbour, but there's also interesting architecture to be seen from the vantage point of the opera house, looking outward. — Published 2002.0918
	POSTCARD FROM MIDTOWN Dear ArchitectureWeek, "If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it." This was said to be J. P. Morgan's view of yachting. A 19th-century financier and predecessor of sorts to the Federal Reserve Bank, Morgan became commodore of the New York Yacht Club in 1897. His wealth is reflected in the interiors of the clubhouse he commissioned four years later. — Published 2002.0731
	POSTCARD FROM PASADENA Dear ArchitectureWeek, In Thailand, the sala is a simple roadside pavilion, a stopover for weary workers to rest. Transposing the idea to Pasadena, California, Saladang Song is a respite from the noise of the street and the relentless activity of the city beyond. In essence, Saladang Song is an urban retreat — a place to dine, a place to reflect. — Published 2002.0529
	POSTCARD FROM BATH Dear ArchitectureWeek, Visiting Bath, England regularly over the last two years, I've been watching the progress of the Nicholas Grimshaw-designed Bath Spa Project. In March 2002, the shell and superstructure phase of its construction was completed. — Published 2002.0410
	POSTCARD FROM EAST LONDON Dear ArchitectureWeek, The unassuming suburb of East Ham in the borough of Newham in the east end of London is not the place you would expect to find a national design award winner, but this unique pedestrian bridge has won the recent Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Structural Steel and Building Construction Industry Award. — Published 2002.0313
	POSTCARD FROM NEW YORK Dear ArchitectureWeek, In a city still mourning the loss of an architectural icon, the buzz these days in Manhattan is the much-anticipated Austrian Cultural Forum tower on 52nd Street, just east of Fifth Avenue. A decade in the making — architect Raimund Abraham won an international design competition sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria in 1992 — and under construction since 1998, it is already heralded by some of the city's cultural clerisy as the most important new work of architecture in New York in 40 years. — Published 2002.0116
	POSTCARD FROM LONDON Dear ArchitectureWeek, After arriving late and waking to a sturdy bite in the great domed breakfast room at the Charing Cross Hotel, I met up with Don Barker in the hotel lobby and we stepped around the corner to Trafalgar Square. — Published 2001.1114
	POSTCARD FROM NEBRASKA Dear ArchitectureWeek, I've just completed the installation of a large glass mural as part of a renovation of the 60-year-old Love Library at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. This vestibule wall totals 52 linear feet (16 meters), made up of 18 panels, each 3 feet (91 centimeters) wide by 6.5 feet (2 meters) high. This is one of the most detailed kiln-formed art glass piece in the world, with text, photographs, and drawings reproduced in relief, part of a wall project created with the close collaboration of architect Greg Newport of the Clark-Enerson Partnership. — Published 2001.1003
	POSTCARD FROM TAIPEI Dear ArchitectureWeek, In April, I spent ten days in Taiwan, mostly in Taipei. Taipei was built in a hurry by the forces and friends of General Chiang Kai-Shek after they escaped from mainland China and settled in Taiwan in the 1950s. The city is showing its age. — Published 2001.0926
	POSTCARD FROM CARDIFF AND LONDON Dear ArchitectureWeek, Sunday, August 12 saw the start of the English Premiership's soccer season, with the Football Association's Charity Shield match between Manchester United and Liverpool, which the latter won 2-1. — Published 2001.0829

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