The Hotelito is a cozy boutique hotel that will have you enchanted with its colors, Mexican architecture, European style and a friendly service from the time you arrive and until you say ¡Hasta pronto! We visited this colorful small hotel … Continue reading
Category Archives: Architecture
Between the Desert, the Stars and the Sea: Casa Shelly
I wrote this article a couple of years ago for Escapes magazine. Back then I didn’t imagine that this writing assignment will lead to a long lasting friendship, and I’m so glad it did. The owners, David & Shelly, have … Continue reading
Take Me There: Amangiri Resort, Utah
Living in the desert makes me appreciate the desert and desert lifestyle even more. Rugged nature, harsh soil, sparse vegetation, and stunning landscapes carved by the wind, sun, and water, make the desert lifestyle quite unique. Probably that’s one of … Continue reading
There’s More to Montreal than Expo 67
I could say one of the most popular blog posts on LA76 Blog up to this date is this post about Expo 67.  That expo, more than forty years ago, made a significant mark on Montreal.  Recently I found an article … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Jørn Utzon!
Pritzker Prize winning architect Jørn Utzon was born in Copenhagen on April 9, 1918, and died in 2008 aged 90. In 1966, nine years after his winning entry was accepted by the Sydney Opera house competition jury, Utzon was driven … Continue reading
Tito Meets Penthouse

Partying with Tito and the Penthouse Magazine Pets at the Adriatic coast. It was the 70‘s, it was Tito’s Yugolsavia and it was Bob Guccione’s dream project. *The Haludovo Palace Hotel in it’s splendor At the beginning of the 1970‘s Penthouse Magazine owner … Continue reading
GASP, Glenorchy Arts and Sculpture Park
The photos of this beautiful park make me want to travel and explore far places. Situated on the Derwent estuary system, at Elwick Bay, in Glenorchy, Tasmania, GASP, the Glenorchy Arts and Sculpture park responds to the lapping tides. The … Continue reading
Frank Lloyd Wright House Built 74 Years After it Was Designed
The 1700-square-foot Usonian house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 as modest faculty housing, is the 13th structure by the renowned architect to be built on Florida Southern’s campus, but the first since Wright’s death in 1959. The house, which … Continue reading
Oscar Niemeyer ’s Brasilia
When one thinks of Brazil, one generally thinks of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, the Carnival, the beautiful beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, capirinhas and soft rhythms of bossa nova. Yet, Brazil also brings images of beautiful architecture, and one … Continue reading
Urban Geometry by Jared Lim
​We blogged about geometry in urban architecture in one of our previous posts; actually, it was more about the architecture of density, where Michael Wolf, fascinated by China’s complex urban dynamics, presents his view on living in Asia. This time, ​​Jared Lim caught … Continue reading
Rammed Earth House, The Tucson Mountain Retreat
This rammed earth house by DUSTÂ architects is nestled amongst the rocky outcrops and sprouting cacti of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Â I love it especially because it reminds me of Baja California Sur landscapes (except we are more desertic), and … Continue reading
Petatlan

 and its Fiestas of the Holy Patron
Petatlán is a small town a few miles east of Zihuatanejo. We visited it for the first time in March 2012, when we visited Capella Ixtapa and the Food & Wine Festival Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. We have heard much about Petatlán … Continue reading