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Peter VanderPoel
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
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, 2019
- 3 min
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
- Jan 19, 2018
- 1 min
Boulevard de Raspail
#etching #intaglio #paris #urban
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Peter VanderPoel
- Jan 10, 2018
- 1 min
Not That Kind of 'Romantic'
The terms 'Classical' and 'Romantic' tend to conjure images of orchestral music and Valentine's Day. Historically these terms are applied...
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Peter VanderPoel
- Oct 10, 2017
- 2 min
The Fabric of Meaning
Voltaire ended his novel, 'Candide' with the admonition, "Il faut cultiver notre jardin."-We must tend to our gardens, suggesting that...
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Peter VanderPoel
- Aug 16, 2017
- 2 min
Between a Box and a Hardware Place
I planted a cherry tree in my yard that was to serve two purposes: to produce cherries and shade the first floor window from the summer...
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Peter VanderPoel
- Jul 11, 2017
- 2 min
Transferrable
One of my favorite pieces of music is Clair de Lune (Moonlight), by Claude Debussy. Below is a link to an audio file. Until recently, I...
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Peter VanderPoel
- Jun 19, 2017
- 1 min
St. Eustache-Paris
#paris #steustache #church #watercolor #cathedral
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Peter VanderPoel`
- May 9, 2017
- 2 min
Keyboards and Key Words
Exercise 1: Find a friend and a piano. Using the photographs below, play two chords. Depress the right foot pedal for a sustained tone...
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Peter VanderPoel/ Viollet-le-Duc
- Feb 13, 2017
- 1 min
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, 2017
- 1 min
Washington National Cathedral
#WashingtonNationalCathedral
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