The East Coast is blessed with a rich legacy of architecture, combined with natural beauty, especially in autumn. It’s these visual qualities that enticed me and my wife to recently spend ten days driving around the northeast. We were told by some locals that the fall colors this year were not vibrant. Coming from California, it sure looked beautiful to us. Rather than elaborate through words, I’d like to invite you to view this photo essay of our trip, which included stunning architectural highlights, such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater, and the impressive new Martin Luther King Memorial in D.C.
Downtown Boston
New State House, Boston
Ray and Maria State Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2004. Frank Gehry, architect.
Ray and Maria State Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2004. Frank Gehry, architect.
Ray and Maria State Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2004. Frank Gehry, architect.
Boston
Honan-Allston Branch of Boston Public Library, 2001. Machado & Silvetti, architects.
Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1955. Eero Saarinen, architect.
Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1955. Eero Saarinen, architect.
MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1955. Eero Saarinen, architect.
MIT Chapel, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 1955. Eero Saarinen, architect.
Simmons Hall, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2003. Steven Holl, architect.
Simmons Hall, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2003. Steven Holl, architect.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, 1979, I.M. Pei, architect.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, 1979, I.M. Pei, architect.
Brown University, Providence, RI.
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2011. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, architects.
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2011. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, architects.
Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2011. Diller, Scofidio + Renfro, architects.
Providence, RI
The Glass House, New Canaan, CT, 1949. Philip Johnson, architect.
The Glass House, New Canaan, CT, 1949. Philip Johnson, architect.
The Glass House, New Canaan, CT, 1949. Philip Johnson, architect.
The Glass House, New Canaan, CT, 1949. Philip Johnson, architect.
The Glass House Painting Gallery entrance, New Canaan, CT. Philip Johnson, architect.
The Glass House Sculpture Gallery, New Canaan, CT. Philip Johnson, architect.
David S. Ingalls Rink, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1958. Eero Saarinen, architect.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1963. Gordon Bunshaft, architect.
8 Spruce Street, NYC, 2011. Frank Gehry, architect.
World Trade Center 1, NYC, TBC 2013. David Childs/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects.
Unisphere and New York State Pavilion, 1964. Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, NY.
New York State Pavilion, 1964. Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, NY.
1964/65 World's Fair site. Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, NY.
Unisphere, 1964. Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, NY.
Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem Steel plant, PA
Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA, 1937. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect.
Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA, 1937. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect.
Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA, 1937. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect.
Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA, 1937. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect.
Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., 1962. Eero Saarinen, architect.
Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., 1962. Eero Saarinen, architect.
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., 1885. Robert Mills, architect.
Washington D.C.
WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C., 2004. Friedrich St. Florian, designer.
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington D.C., 2004. Douglas Cardinal, architect.
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.
Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1995. Frank Gaylord, designer.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1982. Maya Lin, designer.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington D.C., 2011. Lei Yixin, sculptor.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington D.C., 2011. Lei Yixin, sculptor.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington D.C., 2011. Lei Yixin, sculptor.
Modern residence, New Canaan, CT. Philip Johnson, architect.
