It's 5:00pm in Madrid right now as I write this and I have 2 hours until we meet in the lobby for some late evening fun and exploration. A small group of us went out to an Irish bar (the oddly named Penguin Row) and watched the Superbowl last night. … [Continue reading]
I am currently in Spain enjoying tapas and sangria so I asked my friend Jeremiah Russel to sit in for me and talk about something that we are - well, not necessarily in agreement on. I read one of Jeremiah's posts on shipping container architecture … [Continue reading]
In less than 12 hours, I will be heading out of the country to participate in the 2011 Reign in Spain event with a very small handful of other architects, interior designers, and members of the media. As excited as I was to be selected, this is not … [Continue reading]
Harmony - it's a nice word. It's nice to say because it has a hard consonant sound and the beginning and a soft vowel sound at the end. That resonates with me because the word sounds like what it means - a pleasing arrangement of parts. That could … [Continue reading]
In what could clearly be billed as a Battle Royal, I present Architects vs. Hippies in a death cage match pitting two classic stereotypes. Who will win? Will there even be a winner? . Personal Grooming - Architect generally accepted … [Continue reading]
A ridiculous amount of information crosses my desk - even more so since I starting writing this blog. Magazines, emails, letters ... paper, digital, phone calls, vendors - it never stops. I actually like it, it's like a non-stop carnival for my … [Continue reading]
