Two days until final presentations, so another brief post today about The Greater Philadelphia Geohistory Network and their overlays of historic maps of Philadelphia. The interface allows you to browse around a map or satellite view of Philadelphia via Google Maps. Users have the ability to add layers of maps, for instance the 1962 Land... Continue Reading →
'Out of sight, out of mind' applies often to most of the goods we buy. Everything I own or use has had a long life before it got to me and will likely have a long and much more sordid life after. As abstract concepts, it is easy to understand that the cell phone in my... Continue Reading →
A happy birthday to my sister Sara, an aspiring doctor (i.e. med student) up in Boston who might just win the Boston Marathon this year if she feels like it's worth her time. Today four years ago I gave her a promotional flyer for her birthday, one intended to get people to donate in her... Continue Reading →
A quick hello if you have stumbled upon this page. My name is Adam and I am an architecture student completing a Masters in Architecture at PennDesign. With any luck this blog will be updated daily with small parts of a portfolio of my work, in addition to writings or reflections or photos or drawings.... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 