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
West Kowloon Journal: At 700,000 square-feet it’s one of the largest contemporary art museums in the world. Preview post by Ron Bernthal M+, Asia’s first global museum of contemporary art, designed by the architecture firm Herzog & de… Posted by By Ron Bernthal November 19, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, International Travel, Museums & Attractions, Urban Revitalization
Ljubljana Journal: New Cukrarna contemporary art gallery opens in Slovenia © Miran Kambič by Ron Bernthal With the opening of the Cukrarna Gallery in Ljubljana, in September 2021, the Slovenian capital… Posted by By Ron Bernthal October 18, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, International Travel, Museums & Attractions
Nairobi Journal: City government strives to unclog daily traffic jams. by Ron Bernthal One of the consequences of the rapid urbanization in African cities is the increase of urban traffic. People… Posted by By Ron Bernthal April 19, 202114 CommentsPosted inCultural Travel, International Travel
New York City Journal: Lincoln Center’s renovation of David Geffen Hall to finish sooner than expected. by Ron Bernthal New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New YorkPhilharmonic announced in spring, 2021, that… Posted by By Ron Bernthal April 13, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, U.S. Travel, Urban Revitalization
Bern Journal: Swiss Alpine Museum’s unique North Korean mountains exhibit. Bus shelter in Pyongyang, North Korea (film still © Katharina Schelling/Swiss Alpine Museum) by Ron Bernthal Two years ago a film… Posted by By Ron Bernthal April 7, 2021Posted inAdventure Travel & Outdoors, Cultural Travel, International Travel, Museums & Attractions
Prato Journal: The first “Urban Jungle” in the world proposed for Tuscan city. by Ron Bernthal Prato is the capital of the Province of Prato in Tuscany, Italy. Over the centuries, Prato has mainly been… Posted by By Ron Bernthal April 3, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, International Travel, Urban Revitalization
Colorado Springs Journal: Newly opened museum is an architectural gem. by Ron Bernthal Museum exterior (photo Jason O Rear) The US Olympic and Paralympic Museum (USOPM), which opened in Colorado Springs… Posted by By Ron Bernthal March 29, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, Family Travel, Museums & Attractions, U.S. Travel
Lubbock Journal: A new building dedicated to native son Buddy Holly. by Ron Bernthal The new Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences is West Texas’ largest dedicated performance venue, bringing… Posted by By Ron Bernthal March 8, 2021Posted inArchitcture & Design, Cultural Travel, Family Travel, Museums & Attractions, Special Interest Travel