Archive for October, 2010

  • After extolling the design properties of my work for hours, it suddenly occurred to me – some of us may not be familiar with all the terms frequently used by...

    Architect Terminology

    After extolling the design properties of my work for hours, it suddenly occurred to me – some of us may not be familiar with all the terms frequently used by...

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  • I envision the building as a nexus for inter-disciplinary study, juxtaposed with the attributes of nature. As such, the structures are both open and closed – both one “with” and one...

    An Architect explains the building

    I envision the building as a nexus for inter-disciplinary study, juxtaposed with the attributes of nature. As such, the structures are both open and closed – both one “with” and one...

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  • . With the Holidays upon us, many of us gather together, drinks in hands, and celebrate together. Except the architects.  We tend to be the sullen looking ones at the...

    Approaching the Architect

    . With the Holidays upon us, many of us gather together, drinks in hands, and celebrate together. Except the architects.  We tend to be the sullen looking ones at the...

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  • The building doesn’t matter. It’s easy to forget. You can get tied up in the creation, in the assembly, the structuring, and alignments. The worst of us are distracted by the...

    The building doesn’t matter

    The building doesn’t matter. It’s easy to forget. You can get tied up in the creation, in the assembly, the structuring, and alignments. The worst of us are distracted by the...

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  • It’s 1901 and coffee is a commodity. Great Granddad was a farmer. Somewhere down in Central America. Pulling coffee beans off the pod that grows on the stalky thing with...

    The price of coffee

    It’s 1901 and coffee is a commodity. Great Granddad was a farmer. Somewhere down in Central America. Pulling coffee beans off the pod that grows on the stalky thing with...

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  • I’m an Architect. I’m the most interesting man in the room. I’m wearing all black. I’m near sighted, but have compensated with extremely attractive and/or expensive eyewear. I have radical...

    The most interesting man in the room

    I’m an Architect. I’m the most interesting man in the room. I’m wearing all black. I’m near sighted, but have compensated with extremely attractive and/or expensive eyewear. I have radical...

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  • That’s right, It’s time for more Architecture Haikus!. In a continuing effort to alienate readers (all three of them), I’ve decided to continue this. So, let’s write some Haikus, inspired by...

    ARC-HAIKU 2

    That’s right, It’s time for more Architecture Haikus!. In a continuing effort to alienate readers (all three of them), I’ve decided to continue this. So, let’s write some Haikus, inspired by...

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