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Peter VanderPoel

Feb 20, 20193 min read

Why the Hell Would You Do That?

One of the assignments for sophomore architecture students was developed over three related projects. The first part was to draw a Roman...

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Peter VanderPoel

Jan 28, 20193 min read

Better Late than On Time

In Support of Procrastination In professional baseball, when a batter would come to the plate and obliterate the back chalk line of the...

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Peter VanderPoel/ Viollet-le-Duc

Feb 13, 20171 min read

Form Follows Function

I recently had a cup of coffee using a cup that provided some discomfort to what is often the most soothing event of the day. Referring...

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Peter VanderPoel - Photography

Feb 10, 20171 min read

Washington National Cathedral

#WashingtonNationalCathedral #architecture #photography

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Peter VanderPoel

Mar 18, 20161 min read

22nd & I (or so)

#art #watercolor #ambiguity #architecture #washingtondc

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Peter VanderPoel

Mar 10, 20163 min read

Wyeth Smackdown

A few years back, I visited the Wyeth Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. The Wyeths are a tremendously talented family with a museum devoted to 3...

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Peter VanderPoel

Feb 16, 20162 min read

It's Just a Game

I've noticed a subtle shift in some of the board games that have made their way into our house. But what seems subtle while we're...

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Peter VanderPoel

Jan 21, 20163 min read

The Lavender Button

My computer was completely black. The only exception was a small, lavender button. It was a "disk eject" on the face of a PC that I had...

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Peter VanderPoel

Dec 20, 20154 min read

I Can Paddle, Canoe?

Years ago I visited the Adirondacks and met Caleb Davis. He conducted a class on making a wooden canoe paddle. I hadn't signed up for the...

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