Bob Irwin.

by Bob Irwin120 Olympic Sized Swimming Pools of liquids and solids.That’s how much sewage and wastewater San Francisco produces everyday. And, the plant where that sewage is treated is a beautiful place. It’s clean, compact, and smells pretty good.  If you’re in San Francisco, you can arrange a tour by e-mailing WTPTours@sfwater.org . Sometimes the tour … [Read more...] about Bob’s Photo Gallery: A VAST UNDERGROUND SYSTEM

by Bob IrwinIf you give enough notice, and you've got enough preschoolers, the staff of the Centrale Montemartini will hide notes in the folds of the statues' clothing and in the nooks and crannies of the engine valves. Kids not only touch the objects of desire, they actually get rewarded. Good training for later on.         … [Read more...] about Bob’s Photo Gallery: BUILDING DESIRE.

by Bob Irwin No self-guided audio tour, no instructive time-line, no interactivecomputers, Bedrock stands in a state of semi-ruin. Each crumblingbuilding is at once a relic, an exhibit, and a piece of found art.Tuning out the roar of Arizona State Highway 101, a careful visitor canhear Wilma's plaintive sigh and a haunting 'Yabba Dabba Doo' in thedistance. … [Read more...] about Bob’s Photo Gallery: AESTHETIC ONSLAUGHT

by Bob Irwin Mound or Pyramid?Ancient burial mounds, cleverly disguised as rolling hills, pop up all around Gyeongiu, in Korea.  If you’re going to be an ancient, and you’re going to be buried in a monumental piece of geometry, opt for the mound and avoid pyramids. After more than 1500 years, most of these mounds are still vandal-free. That, in a … [Read more...] about Bob’s Photo Gallery: SERMON ON THE MOUNDS

by Bob IrwinApplying the principles of feng shui to pee wee golf produces a US Navy-built course empty of clutter with excellent ventilation.          … [Read more...] about Bob’s Photo Gallery: FENG SHUI GOLF