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Here are some Pittsburgh pictures by me… I’m in love with the city.  Everytime I drive through the tunnels and emerge on the bridge, it takes my breath away until I can utter softly to myself “I love this city”.  No matter what the weather is, I think it’s a beautiful city.  Of course, my attachment to Pittsburgh is completely emotional.  I was away from it for 5 years while I lived in Tulsa and ever since, it’s given me a new appreciation for my small, but diverse city.  Tulsa was bleak, boring, and lifeless.  I’ll never go back there again.  (My apologies to all who live there, but my personal experiences there have somewhat tainted my perception.)

Anyway, enjoy the pictures…

The Fort Pitt Tunnels

The Fort Pitt Bridge

I accidentally took this pic through the shaded part of the windshield, but it kind of had a cool effect, don’t you think?

Not sure what church this is, but I love how the old architecture here seems to be being protected by the bigger and newer buildings, like they’re keeping guard or something.

I’m in the process of planning a funfilled weekend for Tom and I.  Saturday we are taking my parents and Anthony to Bodies: The Exhibition.

I’ve been hearing about this display for months now and am extremely intrigued.  I’ll probably come back from it with all sorts of inspiration for anatomical drawings and such.  I’m definitely excited.  The fact that out of all the cities in the world, they chose to display this in my wonderful city of Pittsburgh, I’m just thrilled.  It is displayed in 11 cities as of now, three of which are Buenos Aires, Prague, and Lisbon. 

Other attractions that we’re also blessed to have close by are Frank Lloyd Wright’s creations of Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob.  We toured Fallingwater last fall.  I am a huge fan of Wright’s organic influenced structures and the philosophy of his buildings.  However, I wouldn’t want to live in them.  He believes a structure should be formed to push people outside.  Too much time spent indoors is unacceptable.  He constructs each building with low ceilings, narrow hallways and gigantic windows.  The windows, I love.  The ceilings are confining.  I understand his intentions, but I like feeling comfortable in my home. 

Another aspect of his design at Fallingwater that made me uneasy was the fact that he built all of the furniture into the structure.  Nothing could be moved or rearranged.  I have a constant need for change and the simple layout of the room can affect my moods greatly.  Other than all that, he is one of the most imaginative architects I know of.  It reminds me alot of Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead.  Like Howard Roark in The Fountainhead, Wright seems to only have to look at the potential site of a structure and is able to let the land design the building itself.  Wright doesn’t fight the layout of the land, but builds with it and around it, shaping things to move with the earth.  It’s incredible to me.  The entire left wing of Fallingwater is built into the boulders that comprise the waterfall which the house hangs over.  The boulders actually serve as sitting areas inside the house.

Anyway, the point is, if you have the opportunity, go visit.  Tom and I are venturing to Kentuck Knob this weekend, (Sunday to be exact) so I’ll let you know my feelings about it on Monday.

(I feel like I just wrote an essay for a history class. **sigh**)