"If you go on vacation to Ireland and don't enjoy yourself, then that's your fault." This is what a man told me as I sat in the British Airways lounge in Heathrow airport while I was waiting with for … [Read more...]
Somehow, 2018 Feels Different
2018 is only a few hours old and it already feels different to me. Ignoring the fact that I am still sitting in my front room writing a blog post right before it is "due", and ignoring the fact that … [Read more...]
A Proper Holiday Cocktail
With Christmas happening in just a few days, my email inbox is getting choked out with digital holiday cards from companies that I am almost 100% positive don't know who I am ... they probably don't … [Read more...]
What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]
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In what has become an annual "must write" post, I present to you THE definitive list of "What to Get an Architect for Christmas." This is the 8th version of this list and I'm not going to lie, I'm … [Read more...]
Style – Do I have any?
"Style" is one of those words that can be used in many instances but typically has a very particular meaning to an architect. Just about everything we do is associated with some sort of style. I … [Read more...]
How do you eat a Whale?
2017 has started and I am already trying to decide what it is I am supposed to be doing. Not in "Why I am I Here?" existential way, but more in the "I need to change out the filters at the blower unit … [Read more...]