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Paths travelled…

Note: All photography rights for the personal photography shown in the blog posts below are retained by Joseph L. Montante.

Portugal 2020

A family trip, unknowingly squeaked in just prior to the Pandemic. Portugal was fantastically scenic, pedestrian friendly, affordably priced and a place to certainly visit more than once…Photos are from Lisbon, Nazare, Porto and the Douro River Valley…

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Houston 2019

A place I lived and worked for ten years, obtaining my degree from the University of Houston College of Architecture, meeting my wife and making lifelong friendships. Photos are a mix of old and new with the most recent being from a quick trip my daughter and I made in 2019…

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Maine 2018

A quick family trip to Maine after picking up Gen in Boston. Maine is always an awesome destination and those who live there are blessed…

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A trip down academia’s memory lane

Oh to be young and full of idealistic views again. In 1983, Philip Johnson was the Post Modern Movement’s bad boy and we the Architecture students at the University of Houston fervently protested his plagiarized design for the new School of Architecture. We felt Houston should know Ledoux came first…Below is a mix of items from that time with the drawings and designs being a mix of student work I just happened to have on hand digitally…

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