Every year in the office we pick a few local charitable events and get involved. This will be the 3rd year in a row that we have been involved with the SPCA's Bark + Build and we are all fighting over … [Read more...]
Architecture Studio Vignettes
Did you know that our office closes at noon on Fridays? This is a policy that has been in place for years - one that I think everyone really enjoys. While it seems like a drag working 8:00 AM to 6:00 … [Read more...]
005: Architects and Chefs
Architects and chefs share a great number of personality characteristics with one another, and in my extremely scientific poll (conducted by me) a vast majority of architects actually like to cook, … [Read more...]
Modern Wood Rainscreen
There is something about a clean and simple wood "screen" that is suspended off the face of the wall that is at the same time both modern and refreshing. There are all sorts of tricks and benefits … [Read more...]
Architectural Sketches 003 – Japanese Playhouse
Architectural sketches typically fall into two distinctive camps (other than "Great!" or "terrible") and the relative purpose of those sketches seem to reflect the time period when the sketch was … [Read more...]
If You’re Not Having Fun, then You’re Doing Something Wrong
"If you go on vacation to Ireland and don't enjoy yourself, then that's your fault."This is what a man told me as I sat in the British Airways lounge in Heathrow airport while I was waiting with for … [Read more...]