Donating your time to the benefit of others is important and as an architect, the opportunities to use our abilities and knowledge to perform community service are plentiful. Once again, I will be participating in this year's Dallas CASA Parade of … [Continue reading]
I studied architecture in Europe when I was in college - so what. It's 1990 and I am heading across the Atlantic to spend the next 6 months taking in all the architecture Europe has to offer me. I was getting a little burned out at school and I … [Continue reading]
I have been wanting to use a gabion retaining wall for a really long time, but in a very particular way - and one that I have never seen before. Architecturally, you might be familiar with gabions in the Dominus Winerydesign by Pritzker prize winning … [Continue reading]
There is a type of contemporary architecture that seems to frequently find it's way to our office - we call it soft contemporary. This project is an example of a client who wanted the clean lines and accessible geometry you typically find in … [Continue reading]
Last week I was in Spain courtesy of the Association of Ceramic Tile Manufacturers of Spain (ASCER), a group who promote the general and common interests of the ceramic industry. While I was there, I saw some stuff. Why I'm telling you, I'm not … [Continue reading]
There are times when I wish my job was to be entertaining and not actually do any real work. Do those jobs exist? Oh yeah, strippers have that job. (looking in mirror) ... there goes that pipe dream. . . Since much of my trip to Spain … [Continue reading]
