Today is my 46th birthday - which in and of itself isn't particularly interesting - but as I am now officially on the downward slide towards the big 5-0 there is a phrase that has been coming to mind … [Read more...]
Motivation – and why it’s important
It's Sunday morning, it's raining outside, I'm really tired, and the consensus around the house is to lay about, read books and watch television. But not me ... I have things that "have" to be done … [Read more...]
Memories from Studio
In my very first studio class, we had an assignment to make a tertiary color wheel (12 colors) out of found objects. It turned out to be much harder than expected - I remember riding around … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketching or How to Sketch like Me
Architectural sketching is becoming a thing of the past - at least that's how it seems to me most days. I graduated eons ago back in 1992, back in the days that pre-date computers being used in the … [Read more...]
To Delete or Not To Delete …
There are times when I am a glass is half-full sort of person and there are times when I am a glass-half-full-needs-to-be-poured-over-your-head type person. I generally don't like to complain unless I … [Read more...]
Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs
We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced. SIPs are a high performance building system where the interior structural portion of the … [Read more...]