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Kye Cardinalis

28 posts

Kye Cardinalis is a full-time content and copywriter with a love for architecture and interior design. When she isn't writing, she is usually researching her latest design obsession, playing video games, or exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

The Hawaii State Capitol Building: An Architectural Ode to the Islands

May 27, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image by Daniel Ramirez/CC-BY-2.0

Hawaii State Capitol exterior

One of the most iconic and surprising buildings in Hawaii is the State Capitol Building in Honolulu. This structure stands out both for the distinctiveness of its Hawaiian international style…

Louvre pyramid at night

I. M. Pei: Mirroring Life Through Functional Design

May 20, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Hteink.min/CC-BY-SA-3.0

Ask for a list of famous modernist architects, and I. M. Pei will no doubt be near the top. This Chinese-American architect is perhaps most celebrated for designing the Louvre…

8475 Bohnmann interior

Join Restore Oregon on May 13 for Mr. Rummer’s Neighborhood

April 28, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis

If you have always wanted to step inside a Rummer home in Oregon, now is your chance! On May 13, 2023, Restore Oregon will be hosting a tour of four…

Herbert F. Johnson Museum exterior

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: A Window on the Landscape

April 1, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Dmadeo/CC-BY-SA-3.0

If you are ever at Cornell University, you have the chance to visit the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, also known simply as the “Johnson Museum” or the “Cornell…

Boston City Hall: A Controversial Brutalist Landmark

March 18, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Newton Court/CC-BY-SA-4.0.

If there is one building that divides Bostonians, it is the notorious Boston City Hall. This Brutalist structure looms imposingly over Boston City Hall Plaza, drawing both criticism and praise.…

the Endo Pharmaceuticals building exterior

Retro Road Trip

Endo Laboratories: The “Fortress for Pharmaceuticals”

March 16, 2023
Written by Kye

While in Garden City on Long Island, you can drive to see a brutalist structure that has been dubbed the “Fortress for Pharmaceuticals” by John Morris Dixon in “Progressive Architecture.”…

The Boston Government Service Center and the Psychology of Space

January 6, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Gunnar Klack/CC-BY-SA-2.0.

The next time you are visiting West End in Boston, drop by 19 and 25 Staniford Street to pay a visit to the marvel of Brutalism that is the Boston…

The National Air and Space Museum: Defining Space Through Light

December 3, 2022
Written by Kye Cardinalis

Visiting the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC? Right next to the “brutalist donut” that is the Hirshhorn Museum, you will find another structure from around the same timeframe: the National…

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Discover the Hirshhorn, the Largest Sculpture at the National Mall

November 3, 2022
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Gunnar Klack/CC-BY-SA-2.0

If you are exploring the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, you will be surrounded by a wonderland of architectural styles, each competing for your attention. Strolling past the iconic 19th…

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