SW Oregon Architect

JULY 4, 2021

Just a few of the ties I own. Neckties have been part of my office wardrobe ever since I left college back in 1983. The wearing of ties matched with dress shirts, slacks, shoes, and a blazer or sport coat by male employees in architecture firms was fairly commonplace then, but dress codes have since relaxed considerably. Casual workplace attire is now the order of the day, and many architects regard ties to be anachronisms.

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EntreArchitect

JULY 4, 2021

As a sole practitioner architect, used to working alone, with complete control of every aspect of your business, the idea of becoming something bigger can be terrifying. You tell yourself you’re happy playing it small, keeping it safe. No one does architecture for the money, right?! That was my mindset for many years, no ambition to be more than just me, until I began to understand that scaling and growing are not the same thing.

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Shades of Grey

JULY 4, 2021

In 2013 I did a series of blog posts as part of Zach Kron’s “Parametric Pumpkin” competition. One of the themes was the work of M.C Escher, including his creation of “impossible worlds”. Seven years later I have my feet more firmly planted in reality, “painting” pictures of the city of Luzern in a broad brush way. I’m calling these “possible worlds” because I have thrown together snapshots from different time periods in a fairly loose way.

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Architectural Observer

JULY 4, 2021

Following is a quick update on some of the latest progress and discoveries. Jim has been keeping his nose to the grindstone; let’s take a look at his latest efforts: After liberating the house from its ghastly white vinyl shroud, Jim made repairs to the wood siding and replicated a new water table cap to replace the one hacked off by the vinyl vandals.

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Historic LDS Architecture

JULY 4, 2021

It's been an exhausting few months for those who follow the preservation of LDS architecture. I wanted to take an opportunity to recap my thoughts on the renovations thus far--it's been a roller coaster! St. George The first pioneer temple to begin renovations is the one in St. George. The 1970s renovation was so insensitive to the temple's original architecture that I was fairly confident this renovation would only make things better--and it does.

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