2510. Obama Presidential Center Museum. Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Dear Michelle,

"We see architecture as an act of profound optimism. 

Its foundation lies in believing that it is possible to 

make places on the earth that can give a sense of 

grace to life—and believing that this matters. 

It is what we have to give and it is what we leave 

behind. (Tod Williams & Billie Tsien)

Best wishes,

R

2428. LACMA 's David Geffen Galleries

 

Dear Michael,

“I would describe the distinction between city and 

landscape like this: cities tend to excite and agitate 

me; they make me feel big or small, self-confident, 

proud, curious, excited, tense, annoyed... or they 

intimidate me. But the landscape, if I give it the 

chance, offers me freedom and serenity. Nature has 

a different sense of time. Time is big in the 

landscape while in the city it is condensed, just like 

the city's space.” (Peter Zumthor)

Sincerely,

R