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This project represents ten years of travel back and forth across America in search of roadside architectural replicas of, or homages to, ancient places. While traveling for work and school from 2013 to the present, these structures began to stick in my mind. This is more than stylized revivalist architecture, this instinct to create direct replicas or comical homages speaks to a greater spiritual connection to the land and traveling across it.


In America, we have created our own versions of spiritual pilgrimage. We want our grand tour, to see the wonders of the world, but we want them connected by interstates and with fast food restaurants in between. This beautiful escapism and its astounding willful ignorance is fascinating. I can't stop looking for these places and I am struck at how much I am let down whenever I get a chance to visit the original. I always prefer my concrete and fiber-glass American version.

The Ancient World in America

Bancroft Tower. 26 Massachusetts Ave, Worcester, MA 01602

Bancroft Tower. 26 Massachusetts Ave, Worcester, MA 01602

The Alhambra "Arc de Triomphe." 1405 Fremont Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803

The Alhambra "Arc de Triomphe." 1405 Fremont Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803

Riverside County Fairgrounds. 46517 Arabia St, Indio, CA 92201

Riverside County Fairgrounds. 46517 Arabia St, Indio, CA 92201

Fishermans Castle. 3337 US-11, New Orleans, LA 70129

Fishermans Castle. 3337 US-11, New Orleans, LA 70129

Bamahenge. Elberta, AL 36530

Bamahenge. Elberta, AL 36530

Cathedral City, CA 92234

Cathedral City, CA 92234

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