With Christmas happening in just a few days, my email inbox is getting choked out with digital holiday cards from companies that I am almost 100% positive don't know who I am ... they probably don't … [Read more...]
Looking back …
Hindsight is 20/20, or so the phrase goes. It basically means that if you knew then what you know now, you would do things differently and avoid some mistake or misstep. Other than being able to … [Read more...]
The Salk Institute
Something happened recently that I didn't see coming ... I visited a building that I had known about since college, seen a million and one pictures of the project, but truly didn't appreciate until I … [Read more...]
A Simple Deck
Outdoor spaces take up a considerable amount of space and thinking in most of my projects - which makes sense considering that where I live, I can comfortably spend 9 months out of the year outside … [Read more...]
Territorial Trace
First, let's make one thing clear: while it is labeled as "trace paper" don't call it that. It is simply called "trace." No apologies to "onion skin", "bumwad" or any other monikers. Trace. A while … [Read more...]
A Culture of Models
Architectural models ... there's not a person walking the planet who doesn't love them. My office isn't particularly large, either in terms of employees (7) or square footage (1,677 sf), but we … [Read more...]