This is one of the posts that probably shouldn't be written - but that's what I do. If I were half as smart as I pretend to be, I would probably take this moment and walk around the block or destroy the stress ball sitting on my desk. Instead of … [Continue reading]
Interior Steel Wall Panels

There is a detail we have in our cabin project that I am anxious to see built. Within the two-story stairwell along the main wall, we are cladding the surface with 16 gauge steel plating. I get all tingly just thinking about it. Here is a … [Continue reading]
Design Talk – The Glamorous World of Blogging
Earlier this year, I agreed to present a lecture for AIA Fort Worth as part of their Design Talk series. What will hopefully make this presentation interesting is that the lecture is open to the general public so the audience will be made up of … [Continue reading]
Fireplace Mantle – Nice and Simple
Let's pretend for a moment that you are designing a modern style house and you are in the middle of trying to figure out how your fireplace mantle will look. This exact scenario probably happens every single day somewhere on the planet. I am here to … [Continue reading]
Natural Light – Clean Aesthetics
One of the very best ways to determine good architecture is the evaluation of how natural light is handled throughout the space it illuminates. I like to think that I have some sensitivities regarding how natural light is managed in my projects but … [Continue reading]
I Wish I Were Going Back to School

It's "Back to School" time for college students and I wish I were going with them. Kinda. If it was 1986 I would totally be down with going back to architecture school. That's me in the middle ... dummy #2 (no offense to dummy #1 and #3 … [Continue reading]
