KIDS IN SPACE: Documenting the Child’s Perspective of Architectural Design

No. 5 – Greater Cleveland Aquarium

When I first moved to New York in 2002, I used to chat with architect friends about the frequency with which spaces are “recycled.” Someone new to a neighborhood would point out a hip new bar, and someone who’d lived there a few years would nostalgiacally recall when it was a pet store or a bakery. The flagship Apple store in New York’s SoHo was once a traditional American post office. The idea of space being used for different purposes fascinates me — the energy that ebbs and flows between four walls can be transformed again and again with design, usage, and the cast of characters occupying the space.

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Cleveland – Noodlekids Family Fun Fest

On Sunday, June 24, 2012, I had the honor of participating in the Noodlekids Family Fun Festival at Noodlecat in downtown Cleveland.  On display were my 3D viewers, and a collection of family photos I had taken of the Sawyer family.  While the crowd of kids was entertained with games, prizes, cotton candy, and of course, noodle-slurping, I was around the corner shooting these on-location “downtown” portraits of guests before they departed.

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