Archive for November 2010
Neptune Fountain | Kansas City Country Club Plaza | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Neptune Fountain, located in the Country Club Plaza of Kansas City, was installed by the J. C. Nicolas Company in 1953, dedicating to “the enjoyment of all visitors to the Plaza.” The stature, titled “Neptune: God of the Sea”, was made in 1911 by the Bromsgrove Guild, Ltd. of Worcestershire, England for the Alba...
More →About 482-and-half days before configuring myself into a fully-boring attaché of music research machine to complete Charlie Parker: The Analytical Study of Twenty-Two Performance Versions of Now’s The Time, I was sitting in a dusky corner of the White Library, all alone, slowly browsing through countless rolls of ancient microfilms (pretending they were yummy dinner rolls), yawning, and secretly thinking about al dente spaghetti, grilled veggies, and Alfredo sauce all...
More →Union College | Don Love Building | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The exquisite melody of “The Flower Duet” from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé has stalked me like The Monster Book of Monsters from Harry Potter universe since last Friday. It’s almost malevolent. So, last night, I tried to dog-fight it by first chewing through a gigantic chuck of Chocolove 55% dark chocolate bar, infused...
More →Lavazza Espression Café | John Hancock Observatory | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Sipping a cup of expertly-brewed “Espesso” in Lavazza Espression Café in JHO John Hancock Observatory is a pretty surreal experience. After all, we were 1,000 feet above the ground. I awed at Luigi Lavazza’s 1895 coffee blending magic, sampled dishes by 3-star Michelin chef Ferran Adrià, and amazed by this stylish 1,000-feet-into-the-sky free Wi-Fi hot-spot....
More →Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Trump International Hotel & Tower, located in North Wabash Avenue in the River North Gallery District in Chicago, is a 92-story skyscraper designed by architect Adrian Smith. After its completion in 2009, the building became the second-tallest building in the United States. Nearby architectural landmarks include the Wrigley Building and Marina City....
More →Old Main | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Old Main building, located at 50th and St. Paul streets in Lincoln, was constructed in 1887-88 with design by Gibbs & Parker of Kansas City in Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. This campus landmark of Nebraska Wesleyan University was added into the National Register of Historical Places in 1975.
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