It’s very easy to turn a staycation into a mini-architecture field trip! This one was designed around a stay at the Century Plaza Hotel designed by Minoru Yamasaki. There were many other noteworthy architectural buildings near the hotel including the iconic Century Towers, also by Yamasaki.

Travel - A Trio of Mid-Century Buildings on Kauai

It’s great to have a few architecture places to visit bookmarked so that I can pull them out when J. asks “Where to?” On Kauai, I wanted to visit two places and lucky for us, they were located right across the street from each other in Lihue.

At the end of this post - a bonus beach park find.

architecture, travel, hawaii, cruise, mid-centuryCarol ChinFebruary 19, 2025hawaii, mid-century, architecture, alfred preisComment

Neighborhood Field Trip - Eagle Rock

There is a lovely neighborhood in Eagle Rock just below the 134 freeway. It’s a small 2 mile stretch with an eclectic mix of residential architecture.

architecture, field trip, eagle rock, mid-centuryCarol ChinJanuary 23, 2025architecture, mid-century, eagle rockComment

Travel - Norway

Using this New Year’s Day 2025 to catch up on my blog posts. Ålesund, our sole Scandinavian cruise port of call in Norway, was picturesque and lovely.

travel, norway, cruiseCarol ChinJanuary 1, 2025cruise, norway, architectureComment

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