The grids of a modern condominium make an imposing scene in the half-light of the morning, as a man looks out from the balcony into the horizon. It is spring break, and people rush from all around the American south to fill these once vacant buildings. Efficient, industrial, and unpretentious, these giants remind us not only of how far we have come in our abilities to construct and design, but also of our desire to escape the toiling life of school and work to feel the sand and test the waters.