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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

TYSON'S TIGER LAIR:

... Did you guys ever read about Mike Tyson's abandoned Mansion in Ohio? - It is sort of a nutty story, actually. The main house and out buildings are just sitting there in disarray having been neglected for decades.

The house itself is really no architectural wonder but the interior decor sort of sits there frozen in time extremely dated...A little bit like a Polaroid Photograph from 1990 in an old rusted frame.

... BUT!!!

It is crazy to look at this abandoned mansion and imagine what it looked like during the height of Tyson's popularity and fame - It must have been a crazy place to visit...I mean, here are just a few photos of the property - The main gate, master bathroom hot tube and the interior pool.




... Here is a Yahoo! link with plenty of additional photos - Including one of the former Boxing Champion with one of his White Bengal Tigers - And some additional history on the property:

https://homes.yahoo.com/photos/photos-cursed-neglected-mike-tyson-mansion-1427918373-slideshow/photos-cursed-neglected-mike-tyson-mansion-photo-1427930038518.html

This whole thing reminds me of one of my all-time favorite Tyson Quotes...I suppose now, in retrospect, this is still oddly appropriate:


How the mighty have fallen.

Crazy, right?
B.
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