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Author: Ali Giaudrone

DESIGNER | WRITER | CONSULTANT — Design, writing and photography feed my deep appreciation for quality, architecture and travel. It’s important to preserve knowledge about historic architectural methods, global heritage and cuisine, and promote understanding of culture in our shared world.

Posted on May 27, 2022June 12, 2022

Catalan Summer Solstice Festival Is Fire

Each year throughout Spain, particularly in Catalonia's Girona Pyrenees, as the sun reaches its zenith, summer begins with a celebratory bang: the Fire Festival of…

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Posted on May 16, 2022

The Eiffel Tower: French Icon, Once Disputed, Now Cherished

Daybreak cast a hazy pastel backdrop beyond the trellised silhouette. Once viewed by Parisians as a blemish upon the skyline, this wrought-iron structure now proudly…

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Posted on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

3 Southern US States, 3 Universities, 3 Styles

Join our adventure in the story links below. Discover how three college towns gave us three completely different experiences. Each campus showed us an array…

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Posted on April 3, 2022April 4, 2022

A Whirlwind (literally) of Grandeur in Tuscaloosa at the University of Alabama

Our first visit to the state of Alabama started out with a bang—of lightning, that is. The whipping wind in Birmingham warned us of the…

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Posted on March 22, 2022April 4, 2022

Finding a Haven at the University of Georgia

Jubilant students on TV rushed to ring a chapel bell as Georgia beat Alabama in the college football national championship game. A few weeks later,…

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Posted on March 20, 2022April 4, 2022

Guided by Warm Charm at the University of South Carolina

Just a couple blocks from the South Carolina State House, we enter through one of two openings in the brick "Horseshoe Wall" that once protected…

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Posted on January 8, 2022March 25, 2022

The Space Needle’s New Vibe

Mostly improved, but missing one thing—the restaurant The centerpiece of the 1962 World's Fair, the futuristic Space Needle got a $100 million renovation—mostly for the…

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Posted on October 20, 2021November 16, 2021

A Gothic Treasure: The Valencia Silk Exchange, La Lonja de la Seda

Light streams between a forest of spiral stone columns. Each support twists upward, branching into a delicate web of ribbed groin vaults overhead. This airy—seemingly…

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Posted on July 22, 2021July 25, 2021

Streamlining Our Life: Less Things Means More Experiences

A Personal Journey—How downsizing upgraded our lives and revealed what's really important to us, in this moment. It may seem counterintuitive, particularly for an architectural…

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Posted on January 26, 2021April 1, 2022

Travel Guide to London: Kensington and Chelsea

As I poked between the iron gate, I heard a voice warn, "No photos." I looked up from the estate to see a gentleman emerge…

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I’m Ali Giaudrone.

BA in Interior Architecture, CID, LEED AP

My experience in architectural design, restaurants & hospitality, and travel have deepened my appreciation for traditions and quality. I feed my passion for food and culture, while I continue to learn many languages (mainly French, Spanish, Italian & Japanese), expand my creativity, preserve heritage, seek sustainability, and encourage an open mind and heart.

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3 Southern US States, 3 Universities, 3 Styles

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A Whirlwind (literally) of Grandeur in Tuscaloosa at the University of Alabama

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      • Mexican Restaurant
      • British-Style Pub
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      • Classical
      • Byzantine
      • Islamic
      • Medieval
      • Gothic
      • Renaissance
      • Baroque
      • Pre-Colonization
      • Colonial
      • Neoclassical
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