Chicago is an old town, sorta. I say that because technically speaking, Chicago’s buildings are 30, 60, 80 years old and only a small percentage can claim to be more than 100. Chicago is old in the sense that the United States is very much still … [Continue reading]
We’ve often wondered how Bob does it all; a master architect, super-blogger, tweeting nearly everything his brain verbalizes, AIA wunderkind, connoisseur of all things design-minded and, on top of all that, a family man. How does he accomplish it all … [Continue reading]
Today is the day before everything gets interesting ... for you. I am hopefully sitting in a hammock or building a sand castle because I have been in Seaside, Florida for a few days and I am trying to avoid interesting. I want, peaceful, fun, … [Continue reading]
. My arm is killing me from from all the gratuitous back patting I've been giving myself since I found out that ... ahem... my site www.LifeofanArchitect.com is the 3rd most popular architectural blog site in the world! [echoing] the world … [Continue reading]
Just over a year ago I wrote an article titled "Modern House, Friendly Neighbor?" which was about a house that was going up along my drive to work. It was a very modern style house set in an area consisting of a mix of small bungalow and new larger … [Continue reading]
Sometimes called the 'mosaic city', Ravenna, Italy is renown for the beautiful 5th and 6th century mosaics that adorn the walls of its churches and monuments. Fast forward some 1500 years or so and that's where this story begins. Italian mosaic … [Continue reading]
