Don’t Forget the People
What is an empty, abandoned building other than terribly sad? No matter the story behind it, no matter the current circumstances or future potential for […]
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Thoughts on delivery methods, the AIA and being an architect in a challenging world.
Awesome Charrettes: Part 2 – Language
The hardest part of any charrette is encouraging full and free communication without allowing degradation into negativity and restrictions. Somehow, each of us has learned […]
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“Yes, and”
I have been besieged by news, lately, that say things like “why are we thanking John McCain when the real heroes are the female Republicans […]
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Awesome Charrettes: Part 1- Big Picture
First, what is a charrette? The historic term comes from French design schools where project would be picked up at midnight in a cart. The […]
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Biophilia at Fallingwater
I turned 50 a week or two ago, and I needed some inspiration. My husband planned a trip for us to Fallingwater, so I could […]
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Solutions, Part 2: Challenges in Implementation
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein In my last blog post I used www.thesolutionsproject.org to illustrate […]
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What is an Architect?
What is an Architect? What is the role of the professional organization representing architects? About a month ago, someone shared a post about Mr. Trump’s […]
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The Blame Game
Irony – crashing your bike while presenting on bicycle safety. I taught a bike safety class at our “Bring Your Kids to Work” day event […]
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One of the issues holding us back is arrogance. We have no time and not enough resources to continue to think we know it all, […]
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I recently gave a presentation at Building Energy 2017 in Boston, called Redundancy, Diversity, Connectivity: optimizing your projects, your business, your life, and I was […]
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