Yearly Archives: 2013
Donate to help those most affected in Boston
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, Inc. to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013. To learn more about how you can help with this American tragedy, click the blog post link and
SPBR Architecture – House in Carapicuiba, Brazil
House in Carapicuiba by spbr Architecture is set in a small valley far below street level. To design a house that provided for both living and work in this unique site, the architects created a multi-level structure that separates private and professional space. The entrance to the concrete and glass building, reached via a steel-grid
Architect Writes A Book of Short Stories
The Watercolor of Life is a small book with a HUGE impact on the thoughts. The sweet and short stories were not at all full of adventures or nail-biting suspense or had me sitting at the edge of my seat…not at all and YET, I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next. The
The original creative thinkers
It’s hard to miss the chatter these days about creative thinking and it’s importance going forward in the new ideas based, connected economy. Richard Florida says creativity drives theeconomy (http://zite.to/11HzQyZ). Peter Arvai calls it the “Frictionless Economy (http://zite.to/11Wsa2b) where he states; “Companies that are succeeding rely on creative thinking to consistently produce new ideas” More
Garrison Architects designs new beach facilities
New facilities landing on New York’s Sandy-ravaged beaches. Consulting For Architects has placed an architect at Garrison Architects on a short-term basis. He is currently working on the fabrication phase of this project Surf’s up! But don’t worry, the city’s new beach facilities will be able to handle it. The New York City Department of Parks
Zero, Zip, Nada.
My work doesn’t get built. There, I said it. Nothing I’ve designed as Cobrooke in the last five years has gotten built. Zero, zip, nada. Not the concierge ALF in Tampa, the new campus plan for a developmentally disabled service provider, a new technology center or the performing arts center addition or the school for
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Architect Writes A Book of Short Stories
The target audience for this book includes: People in creative fields e.g. architects, artists, engineers etc. Professionals who work in a field where there is a confluence of technology and humanities e.g. employees of Apple, Pixar, Google etc. Educated women from all over the world. Culturally open-minded Americans and Europeans. As this book’s author, publicist
Blah, Blah, Blah
My head spins these days as I read the pablum being spewed forth about technological or practice methodologies revolutionizing the practice of architecture. BIM, REVIT, IPD, open-sourcing, architect as chief-collaborator, blah, blah, blah. Enough! None of that stuff matters unless we have work. And these days there just isn’t enough to go around. Or maybe
Trial of the Century
Pssssst…. Ever hear about the secret room in the Washington Square Arch? Think you know what it’s for? GENIUS ARCHITECT! SADISTIC MILLIONAIRE! STUNNING GIRL FROM NOWHERE! Are these yesterday’s headlines? The answer is no; instead they are from June 25, 1906 when Stanford White was murdered by Harry Kendall Thaw. Newspapers touted that this was
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