This is a "life" day here on Life of an Architect. I just got off the phone with someone whose name had a vowel to consonant ratio of at least 5:1 ... and my entire head is throbbing (can you have … [Read more...]
An Architect’s tool bag
Architects have their own tools of the trade - many of which are each worthy of getting their own individual attention - but today I felt like going "big-picture" on you. All of the items I list today … [Read more...]
Me + My House = Sucketh
. 1) sucketh (verb) \ˈsək-eth\ : a posh, Shakespearean way of saying "Suck". . By all measurable standards, I am an expert at single family houses and all thing residential. Why? I've lived in them … [Read more...]
Pencils and Architects
The other day I was attempting to clean up my desk a bit and I moved a very large stack of drawings that was laying on top of about 50,000 other things. As I moved the drawings, a bunch of pen's, … [Read more...]
Weekend Adventure in So-Cal
I went to Southern California last week on a working holiday to visit the Bosch Experience and Design Center to take a look at Bosch appliances and BLANCO sinks and faucets. These trips are really … [Read more...]
European Design for the Modern Kitchen
. Soon I will be flying off to California to take part in a panel discussion titled "Design Trends for the Modern Kitchen" with Bosch, BLANCO and a group of heavy-hitters from DWELL magazine. I … [Read more...]