Berlin Journal: Proposal to create largest “car-free” area within Berlin’s city center (© The Berlin Spectator, photo Imanuel Marcus) by Ron Bernthal In Berlin, an organization called Volksentschid Berlin Autofrei (People’s Decision for… Posted by By Ron Bernthal January 17, 2022Posted inAdventure Travel & Outdoors, Biking, International Travel
London Journal: New mixed-use Borough Yards project to open spring 2022 (images courtesy SPPARC Studio London) by Ron Bernthal The $411 million mixed-use Borough Yards development, designed by the London-based SPPARC Studio,… Posted by By Ron Bernthal January 12, 2022Posted inArchitcture & Design, International Travel, Urban Revitalization
Hotel Review: Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown Lobby view, with bar (photo courtesy Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown) by Ron Bernthal There are so many components to the 413-room… Posted by By Ron Bernthal January 7, 2022Posted inArchitcture & Design, Business Travel, Hotel Reviews, Resorts & Hotels, U.S. Travel
Melbourne Journal: World’s tallest vertical garden to rise in city’s South Bank district (All images courtesy Norm Li/UNStudio & Cox Architecture) Edited by Ron Bernthal Australian property developer Beulah International is in the process… Posted by By Ron Bernthal January 6, 2022Posted inArchitcture & Design, International Travel, Urban Revitalization
Raleigh Journal: Design revealed for Downtown South Masterplan (renderings of Downtown South Masterplan courtesy 10 Design) by Ron Bernthal The $2.2 billion, 140-acre Downtown South Raleigh Masterplan is a… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 31, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Business Travel, U.S. Travel, Urban Revitalization
New York City Journal: Proposed New Terminal 1 at JFK unveiled. by Ron Bernthal On December 13, 2001, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 24, 2021Posted inAirports, Architcture & Design, Business Travel, US Travel
Bozeman Journal: New public art feature has Bridger Range as backdrop Town Enclosure (photos by Cody Brown, Tuck Fauntleroy, Matthew Millman and Krafty Photos) by Ron Bernthal The Pavilion Project is… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 23, 2021Posted inAdventure Travel & Outdoors, Architcture & Design, Family Travel, U.S. Travel
Hotel Review: Henn na Hotel New York Lobby of Henn na Hotel New York (photo Ron Bernthal) by Ron Bernthal Set among traditional Irish bars, Asian eateries, trendy… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 17, 2021Posted inHotel Reviews, Resorts & Hotels, U.S. Travel, USA / Canada
Salkha Journal: Design-savvy school opens for young women blends into in India’s Thar Desert. by Ron Bernthal In India's northern Thar Desert, in the state of Rajasthan, the New York–based Diana Kellogg Architects has designed… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 7, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, International Travel
Kunming/Vientiane Journal: New high-speed rail link from China to Laos. by Ron Bernthal In early December, 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Lao counterpart, Thongloun Sisoulith, attended a virtual ceremony… Posted by By Ron Bernthal December 6, 2021Posted inCultural Travel, International Rail Travel, International Travel