03.31.2020
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
Near the end of his life, the Baroque master painted an allegory that has resonance four centuries later.
02.26.2020
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
A play featuring Sally Hemings, Adolf Loos, Albert Speer, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright.
09.03.2019
A rant of cause and effect, or measuring our level of complicity.
A rant of cause and effect, or measuring our level of complicity.
07.17.2019
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
Why the profession desperately needs new ones right now.
05.29.2019
Architecture school in the 1970s was a dizzying mix of influences.
Architecture school in the 1970s was a dizzying mix of influences.
04.29.2019
How the activist-actor inspired a life altering change in course.
How the activist-actor inspired a life altering change in course.
03.25.2019
What values should drive the commitments society expects practicing architects to make?
What values should drive the commitments society expects practicing architects to make?
01.30.2019
As #MeToo controversies fall out of the news cycle, the author issues a call for collaborators.
As #MeToo controversies fall out of the news cycle, the author issues a call for collaborators.
01.06.2019
The tale about the end of an era, and the start of a new one.
The tale about the end of an era, and the start of a new one.
11.27.2018
Finding some new and different meanings from The Fountainhead.
Finding some new and different meanings from The Fountainhead.
08.27.2018
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, a hypothetical interview with the fictional architect of the imaginary Jack Rig house.
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, a hypothetical interview with the fictional architect of the imaginary Jack Rig house.
07.11.2018
Sometimes the best way to understand architecture is to draw it.
Sometimes the best way to understand architecture is to draw it.
03.29.2018
A Houston architect tries to ride out a flood of biblical proportions.
A Houston architect tries to ride out a flood of biblical proportions.
03.22.2018
Just prior to Hurricane Harvey, a Houston architect discovers a massive intruder going up next door.
Just prior to Hurricane Harvey, a Houston architect discovers a massive intruder going up next door.
03.13.2018
A Houston architect returns home in the path of Hurricane Harvey.
A Houston architect returns home in the path of Hurricane Harvey.
02.01.2018
The search for judgement beyond the simple yea or nay.
The search for judgement beyond the simple yea or nay.
11.07.2017
A Houston architect returns to civilization, only to learn an unsettling truth.
A Houston architect returns to civilization, only to learn an unsettling truth.
10.30.2017
A Houston architect snorkels in paradise, swims with the whales, and faces her deepest fears.
A Houston architect snorkels in paradise, swims with the whales, and faces her deepest fears.
10.23.2017
A Houston architect fortifies her house against floods, only to sink in deeper waters.
A Houston architect fortifies her house against floods, only to sink in deeper waters.
10.01.2017
Or, how buildings go BAD.
Or, how buildings go BAD.
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