Round Museum

The Spring Flower Show is on display in April at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh with the theme “A Bloom for Every Room”. Quite literally, there is a different seasonal bloom featured in each space: tulips in Palm Court; a rainbow of pansies in the Victoria Room; and a field of oversized dandelion puffballs like this one in the Serpentine Room. Watch out for bees!

04.11.25

If today is your birthday, you might want to take a little time for yourself to celebrate, relax, kick back, maybe play a little hooky from work and float in the pool. Go ahead. No one's watching.

04.10.25

A traditional Moroccan riad features an enclosed garden and courtyard with windows facing the interior, not the street or exterior walls. This design supports Islamic conceptions of intimacy and private space. Tubular skylights are sometimes used to bring natural light into areas not adjacent to the courtyard. Rooftop terraces provide panoramic views of the Marrakesh medina, and apparently a satellite dish, too.

04.09.25

The Fontainebleau Hotel is a luxury destination in Miami Beach, Florida. Opened in 1954, it is among the top 100 buildings on American Institute of Architects' (AIA) "America's Favorite Architecture" list. If you take the floating staircase to nowhere, and wander down the long hallway on the sixteenth floor, you’ll arrive at this swirling silver mirror. A perfect selfie spot!

04.08.25

When I get to heaven
I'm gonna shake God's hand
Thank Him for more blessings than one man can stand
Then I'm gonna get a guitar
And start a rock-n-roll band
Check into a swell hotel
Ain't the afterlife grand?

And then I'm gonna get a cocktail
Vodka and ginger ale
Yeah, I'm gonna smoke a cigarette that's nine miles long
I'm gonna kiss that pretty girl on the tilt-a-whirl
'Cause this old man is goin' to town

John Edward Prine
October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020

04.07.25

At some point a classic rectangular doorbell button outside of Silk City Diner was switched out for a more appropriately shaped Round “press” button in the center of the target zone. Ding-dong… picking up an order for a cheesesteak and fries?

04.06.25

According to available research, oranges are the most dropped fruit. If you see a random fruit lying on the ground, there’s an 84% chance it’s an orange. Leave it long enough, and there’s a 99.5% chance it will get smashed flat.

04.05.25

Yeah, buddy, so… this space is for EV Oranges only. You can't park that Navel here.

04.04.25

lt gets squeezed on both sides.

04.03.25

The side street will be much cooler with a large, brightly lit neon flat fan, called “uchiwa” in Japanese. K?

04.02.25