by janecanapini | Oct 20, 2018 | Architecture, United States
Visiting Fallingwater several years ago made me a committed fan of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and since then I look for every opportunity to step inside one of his innovative structures. Luckily for Henk and I, we live in Toronto, a 90-minute drive from...
by janecanapini | Jul 19, 2018 | Architecture, Cuba, Food & Drink
Even for people who have been to Cuba many times, it’s difficult to describe Cuban culture in a nutshell. Not just because of its complicated political history, but also because of the influences that have shaped it: geography, slavery, European colonization, Latin...
by janecanapini | May 18, 2018 | Architecture, Art, Cuba, Events & Festivals
White sands, mangroves, tropical breezes and a never-ending supply of rum-based cocktails. If this is the image that comes to mind when you think of the keys just off Cuba’s northern coast, it’s a pretty good one, and one that tens of thousands of Canadian...
by janecanapini | Oct 16, 2017 | Architecture, Quebec
Years ago (and I mean YEARS ago!) when I attended Guelph University and lived in one of the on-campus housing complexes known as South Residence, I was told that our multi-tiered concrete community had been modelled after the Habitat 67 housing development built for...
