Places I've visited that have an exceptional quality.
Sea Ranch
Sonoma County, California
- Idealistic living envisioned in 1960s
- Architectual guidelines led to restraint and development with the environment
- Bluff trail is one of the most beautiful walks in the world
- The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism
Arcosanti
Yavapai County, Arizona
- An attempt at a utopia in the desert
Case Study House #8
Los Angeles County, California
- Experiments in American residential architecture
- Residence of Charles and Ray Eames
Huaqiangbei (华强北)
Shenzhen, China
- Electronics making capital of the world
- How I Made My Own iPhone – in China! (2017)
- The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2019)
San Francisco
California, USA
- At the cutting edge on our relationship with machines
- Ride a true self driving car with Waymo
- Listen in on AI developments in any cafe
Donostia-San Sebastian
Basque Country, Spain
- Bourdain: "You could make the argument that there is no better place to eat in Europe than the city of San Sebastian"
Vitra Campus
Rhein, Germany
- High concentration of exceptional architecture in one campus
- Zaha Hadid's first building ever (1993)
- Frank Gehry's first building in Europe (1989)
- Vitra Campus Architecture
China High Speed Rail
People's Republic of China
- 70% of the world's high speed rail network is in China
- The network is 10x the distance between SF and NY
- The 3 fastest train sets in the world run in China (431 km/h)