Today is a first - I am doing something that I told myself that I would never do ... show you one of my projects from architecture school. Why the change of heart? I'm not entirely sure, maybe it's the presentation I am putting together for a group … [Continue reading]
Keep your eye on the prize
I really, REALLY want to admit that responding to emails is the worst part of having this website. But publicly admitting that I feel that way would make me a jerk ... it definitely makes me feel like a jerk. I get asked for a lot of free advice and … [Continue reading]
Hanging Pictures is a drag
There are no two ways about it, hanging pictures is a drag. A total drag. The dragiest of drags. I know what you're thinking "Is that even a thing?" Yes - it is, because I just hung a whole bunch of pictures and I am an authority of things that are a … [Continue reading]
This is Exciting – The Beginning of the End

Out with the Old and In with the New Today is an exciting day for me - a little less exciting than it should be still ... very exciting. We are wrapping up the process of ownership in my firm and within a few days my name … [Continue reading]
The Hollow Tree Playhouse – Winner’s Profile
The 3rd annual 2014 Life of an Architect ‘Playhouse Design Competition’ is technically completed - this last Sunday the winning raffle tickets were selected and all the wonderful playhouses that were designed and built are being sent of to their new … [Continue reading]
Cabin in the Woods

It has long been a fantasy of mine to own a weekend cabin somewhere in the middle of nowhere ... and by "nowhere" I mean somewhere between 1.5 and 3 hours from Dallas. I chose that time span because 90 minutes is far enough away to where you won't … [Continue reading]
